Depression, suicide, and Korean society

Jeonghoon Ahn

doi:10.5124/jkma.2012.55.4.320

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Ahn: Depression, suicide, and Korean society

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Depression and Suicide

Journal of the Korean Medical Association

Journal of the Korean Medical Association 2012; 55(4): 320-321.

Published online: April 13, 2012

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2012.55.4.320

Depression, suicide, and Korean society

Jeonghoon Ahn, PhD

National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA), Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author: Jeonghoon Ahn, jahn@neca.re.kr

Received February 23, 2012 Accepted February 29, 2012

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