Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 8 , Pages 769-775 , August 2006

Epidemic of suicide by hanging in Lithuania: Does socio-demographic status matter?

Received 14 March 2005 ,Revised 3 January 2006 ,Accepted 7 March 2006.

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PII: S0033-3506(06)00101-6

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.04.009

Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 8 , Pages 769-775 , August 2006

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