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Obstructive asphyxia: morbidity and mortality in psychiatric patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Cecila A Lynch
Affiliation:
Mercer's Institute for Research on Ageing, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Nicole Morrissey
Affiliation:
Mercer's Institute for Research on Ageing, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland

Abstract

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Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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