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Comment
. 2021 Apr;147(4):e2020043471.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-043471. Epub 2021 Mar 8.

The Urgent Need to Recognize and Reduce Risk of Suicide for Children in the Welfare System

Lisa M Horowitz  1 , Geoffrey Kahn  2 , Holly C Wilcox  3
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The Urgent Need to Recognize and Reduce Risk of Suicide for Children in the Welfare System

Lisa M Horowitz et al. Pediatrics. 2021 Apr.
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POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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