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Comment
. 2012 Sep;102(9):e8.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300923. Epub 2012 Jul 19.

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Bossarte responds

Robert M Bossarte. Am J Public Health. 2012 Sep.
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  • AJPH supplement on military suicide.
    Waitzkin H, Englehart JD. Waitzkin H, et al. Am J Public Health. 2012 Sep;102(9):e7. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300869. Epub 2012 Jul 19. Am J Public Health. 2012. PMID: 22813468 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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