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. 2020 Oct;213(7):335-335.e1.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.50763. Epub 2020 Sep 4.

COVID-19 and suicide in older adults

Anne P F Wand  1 , Carmelle Peisah  1
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COVID-19 and suicide in older adults

Anne P F Wand et al. Med J Aust. 2020 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Death; Geriatric psychiatry; Hospice care; Suicide.

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