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Suicidal ideation among Irish adolescents: the CDI suicide question (item 9)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Frank Houghton
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Mid-Western Health Board
Hilary Cowley
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Mid-Western Health Board
Kevin Kelleher
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Mid-Western Health Board
Sharon Houghton
Affiliation:
Brothers of Charity Services, Limerick
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Abstract

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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