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Aging and Suicide

Suicide and aging: special issue of Aging & Mental Health

Natalie Sachs-EricssonDepartment of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kimberly Van OrdenUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine, Psychiatry, Rochester, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Steven ZaritPenn State University, Human Development & Family Studies, University Park, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 110-112 | Published online: 07 Nov 2015

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