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Editorial
. 2019 Nov-Dec;61(6):549-551.
doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_606_19.

Media Matters in suicide - Indian guidelines on suicide reporting

Lakshmi Vijayakumar  1   2   3
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Editorial

Media Matters in suicide - Indian guidelines on suicide reporting

Lakshmi Vijayakumar. Indian J Psychiatry. 2019 Nov-Dec.
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