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. 2002 Aug 24;325(7361):441.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7361.441/a.

Burden of illness and suicide in elderly people. Physical disease and depression are prevalent in elderly Finnish suicide victims

Markku Timonen, Kaisa Viilo, Erkki Väisänen, Pirkko Räsänen, Helin Hakko, Terttu Särkioja
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Burden of illness and suicide in elderly people. Physical disease and depression are prevalent in elderly Finnish suicide victims

Markku Timonen et al. BMJ. .
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