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Decades of Suicide Research: Wherefrom and Whereto?

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Lester, D. (2002). Decades of Suicide Research: Wherefrom and Whereto?. In: Suicide Science. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47233-3_2

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