12 Suicide in Canada with Special Reference to the Difference Between Canada and the United States
Isaac Sakinofsky MD,
Antoon A. Leenaars PhD,
Isaac Sakinofsky MD
Suicide Studies Program, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry; and is Professor of Psychiatry and Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto.
Search for more papers by this authorAntoon A. Leenaars PhD
private practice, Windsor, ON; and is Visiting Professor, University of Leiden, The Netherlands.
Search for more papers by this authorIsaac Sakinofsky MD,
Antoon A. Leenaars PhD,
Isaac Sakinofsky MD
Suicide Studies Program, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry; and is Professor of Psychiatry and Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto.
Search for more papers by this authorAntoon A. Leenaars PhD
private practice, Windsor, ON; and is Visiting Professor, University of Leiden, The Netherlands.
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