Attempted Suicides in South Korea : A Multi-Center Analysis of Causes, Methods, and Psychiatric Diagnoses of Suicidal Attempters in 2013
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Kim, Hyeyoung
(Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Kim, Bora (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Kang, Seung-Gul (Department of Psychiatry, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University School of Medicine) Kim, Moon-Doo (Department of Psychiatry, Jeju National University College of Medicine) Kim, Min-Hyuk (Department of Psychiatry, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) Kim, Soo In (Department of Psychiatry, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine) Kim, Jae Min (Department of Psychiatry, Chonnam National University Medical School) Moon, Eunsoo (Department of Psychiatry, Pusan National University School of Medicine) Ahn, Joon-Ho (Department of Psychiatry, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Lee, Kyung-Uk (Department of Psychiatry, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Lee, Sang-Hyuk (Department of Psychiatry, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University) Lee, Seung Jae (Department of Psychiatry, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Jeong, Seong Hoon (Department of Psychiatry, Eulji University School of Medicine, Eulji University Hospital) Chung, Young-Chul (Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk National University Medical School) Jung, Hee Yeon (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Ju, Gawon (Department of Psychiatry, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine) Cha, Boseok (Department of Psychiatry, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine) Ha, Tae Hyon (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Ahn, Yong-Min (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine) |
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