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. 2010 Sep;7(9):12-3.

Mercury inhalation as a suicide attempt in a patient with depression and narcissistic personality disorder

Marcel G Sieberer  1 , Petra Garlipp
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Mercury inhalation as a suicide attempt in a patient with depression and narcissistic personality disorder

Marcel G Sieberer et al. Psychiatry (Edgmont). 2010 Sep.
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