Suicide among young people in selected Brazilian State capitals
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Suicide among young people in selected Brazilian State capitals.
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عنوان ژورنال: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0102-311X
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2002000300011