Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 148-157 , April 2008

A study of suicides in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, for the year period spanning 2000–2005

Received 2 July 2007 ,Accepted 2 August 2007.

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PII: S1752-928X(07)00119-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.08.002

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 148-157 , April 2008