Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 9 , Pages 428-435 , September 2006

Characteristics of Adolescent Suicide Attempters Admitted to an Acute Psychiatric Ward in Taiwan

  • Pei-Ning Chiou
    • ,
  • Ying-Sheue Chen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Ying-Sheue Chen, Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Ying-Chiao Lee

Received 10 November 2005 ,Accepted 16 May 2006.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70286-2

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70286-2

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 9 , Pages 428-435 , September 2006

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