Relationship of Increased Proportion of Suicides by Hanging and Increase in Total Suicide Rates in South Korea
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Ahn, Myung Hee
(Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Park, Subin (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Lee, Taeyeop (Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Lee, Ahrong (Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kyeon, Yeong Gi (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Chuncheon National Hospital) Hong, Jin Pyo (Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) |
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