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Section 2 - Clinical Risk Assessment and Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2021

Christine Yu Moutier
Affiliation:
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Anthony R. Pisani
Affiliation:
University of Rochester Medical Center, New York
Stephen M. Stahl
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
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Suicide Prevention
Stahl's Handbooks
, pp. 73 - 186
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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