Suicide as a cause of death with drug addicts

Vladimir Jakšić ,
Vladimir Jakšić
Suzana Matejić ,
Suzana Matejić
Aleksandra Ilić ,
Aleksandra Ilić
Miroslav Milošević ,
Miroslav Milošević
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Dijana Mirić

Published: 01.12.2017.

Volume 47, Issue 3 (2018)

pp. 7-11;

https://doi.org/10.5937/pramed1804007j

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