Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 554-557 , November 2007

The myth of the birthday blues: a population-based study about the association between birthday and suicide

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PII: S0010-440X(07)00086-7

doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2007.06.006

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 554-557 , November 2007

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