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Editorial
. 2013 Mar;28(3):345-7.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.3.345. Epub 2013 Mar 4.

Suicide, an urgent health issue in Korea

Sung-Wan Kim, Jin-Sang Yoon
Editorial

Suicide, an urgent health issue in Korea

Sung-Wan Kim et al. J Korean Med Sci. 2013 Mar.
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