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Evidence for an association between suicide and religion: a 33-year retrospective autopsy analysis of suicide by hanging during the month of Ramadan in Istanbul

Safak TaktakDepartment of Psychiatry, Ahi Evran University, Training Hospital, Kirsehir, Turkey
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Bahadir KumralFaculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Namık Kemal University, Tekirdag, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ayla UnsalDepartment of Nursing, Ahi Evran University, Medical School, Kirsehir, Turkey
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Taskin OzdesFaculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
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Süheyla AliustaogluMinistry of Justice, Council of Forensic Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Yuksel Aydin YaziciMinistry of Justice, Council of Forensic Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Safa CelikMinistry of Justice, Council of Forensic Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Pages 121-131 | Received 10 Nov 2014, Accepted 17 Mar 2015, Published online: 12 May 2015

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