Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 43, Issue 6 , Pages 438-442 , November 2002

Suicide attempts in high-dose benzodiazepine users

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doi: 10.1053/comp.2002.35912

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 43, Issue 6 , Pages 438-442 , November 2002

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