Schools are important for preventing suicide, but more needs to be done

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Editorial

Fiona Shand et al. Med J Aust. 2022.

. 2022 Jun 6;216(10):516-517.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.51540. Epub 2022 May 12.

No abstract available

Keywords: Suicide.

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