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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Volume 38, 2004 - Issue 11-12
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Do nations' mental health policies, programs and legislation influence their suicide rates? An ecological study of 100 countries

Philip Burgess The University of Queensland, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park–Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, Queensland, 4076, Australia
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Jane Pirkis Program Evaluation Unit, School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Damien Jolley School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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Harvey Whiteford The University of Queensland, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park–Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, Queensland, 4076, Australia
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Shekhar Saxena Mental Health: Evidence and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Pages 933-939 | Received 23 Jan 2004, Accepted 04 Jul 2004, Published online: 07 Aug 2009

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