Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2012; 137(40): 2002-2004
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1305255
Geriatrie | Commentary
Geriatrie, Psychiatrie
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Suizidalität im Alter

Suicidality in the elderly
R. Lindner
1   Medizinisch-Geriatrische Klinik am Albertinen-Haus, Hamburg
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Publication Date:
28 September 2012 (online)

 
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