Psychiatry Research
Volume 134, Issue 3 , Pages 275-279 , 30 April 2005

Suicide mortality in Southern Italy: 1998–2002

  • Maria Pavia
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  • Gaetano Nicotera
    • ,
  • Gaetano Scaramuzza
    • ,
  • Italo F. Angelillo

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 961 777669; fax: +39 961 777345.
    • ,
  • The Collaborative Group

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    • Members of the Collaborative Group include G. Custurone (Palmi), F. Dignitoso (Paola), S. Le Fosse (Rossano), A. Marranchella (Castrovillari), A. Meleca (Locri), L. Malluzzo (Reggio Calabria), G. Paladino (Lamezia Terme), C. Pasqua (Vibo Valentia), F. Sconza (Cosenza), and A. Sutera Sardo (Catanzaro).

Received 27 May 2004 ,Accepted 16 February 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.02.004

Psychiatry Research
Volume 134, Issue 3 , Pages 275-279 , 30 April 2005

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