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Editorial
. 2020 Mar-Apr:63:14-15.
doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.06.006. Epub 2018 Jun 25.

Universal screening may not prevent suicide

Paul S Nestadt  1 , Patrick Triplett  2 , Ramin Mojtabai  3 , Alan L Berman  2
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Editorial

Universal screening may not prevent suicide

Paul S Nestadt et al. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2020 Mar-Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Joint Commission; Risk assessment; Screening; Suicidal ideation; Suicide.

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