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Youth suicide trends in the Republic of Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

Michael J. Kelleher*
Affiliation:
National Suicide Research Foundation, I Perrott Avenue, College Road, Cork, Republic of Ireland, Tel: 353-21-277499; Fax: 353-21-277545; e-mail: nsrf@iol.ie
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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