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Suicide and Hope

Homicide-suicide across the lifespan: a mixed methods examination of factors contributing to older adult perpetration

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Pages 1750-1758 | Received 25 Jan 2020, Accepted 05 Jul 2020, Published online: 20 Jul 2020

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