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. 2010 Jun 1;7(6):e1000271.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000271.

Secondary prevention of suicide

Debora Ganz  1 , M Dolores Braquehais, Leo Sher
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Secondary prevention of suicide

Debora Ganz et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Leo Sher and colleagues discuss recent research on interventions to prevent secondary suicide and discuss the additional research that is needed.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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