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The seasonality of suicide attempts: a single poison control center perspective

Mark K. SuNew York City Poison Control Center, New York, NY, USA; ;Division of Medical Toxicology, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pui Ying ChanBureau of Epidemiology, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA
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Robert S. HoffmanDivision of Medical Toxicology, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0091-9573
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Pages 1034-1041 | Received 12 Aug 2019, Accepted 08 Feb 2020, Published online: 06 Mar 2020

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