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Original Article

General practitioners’ needs for support after the suicide of patient: A qualitative study

Danica Rotar PavličDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Marta TrevenDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; View further author information
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Alem MaksutiInstitute for Political Management, Ljubljana, Slovenia; View further author information
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Igor ŠvabDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; View further author information
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Onja GradSlovenian Association for Suicide Prevention, Ljubljana, SloveniaView further author information
Pages 177-182 | Received 12 Jul 2017, Accepted 01 Jun 2018, Published online: 27 Jul 2018

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