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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Volume 41, 2007 - Issue 6
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Suicide in New South Wales Prisons, 1995–2005: towards a better understanding

Colmán O'Driscoll Justice Health, Long Bay Hospital, PO Box 150, Matraville, New South Wales, 2036, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Anthony Samuels Justice Health, New South Wales, Australia; School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia; Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
&
Mark Zacka Justice Health, New South Wales, Australia
Pages 519-524 | Received 24 Aug 2006, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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