Self-poisoning suicide deaths in England: could improved medical management contribute to suicide prevention?

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Published in QJM on August 04, 2010

Authors

N Kapur1, C Clements, N Bateman, B Foëx, K Mackway-Jones, K Hawton, D Gunnell

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Suicide Prevention, School of Community Based Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. nav.kapur@manchester.ac.uk

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