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. 2013 Dec 18;310(23):2565.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.282695.

Suicides among military personnel

Mary Jo Larson  1 , Grant A Ritter  1 , Rachel Sayko Adams  1
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Suicides among military personnel

Mary Jo Larson et al. JAMA. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: The authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Dr Larson reported receiving grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Defense Health Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation, TRICARE Management Activity, at the Department of Defense, Axiom Resource Management subcontract to the Department of Defense; and travel expenses from the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences. Dr Ritter reported receiving a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Dr Adams reported receiving grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

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