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Low serum cholesterol and suicide attempts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Noriyoshi Takei
Affiliation:
Genetics Section, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry and King's College Hospital, London SE5 8AF
Hiroshi Kunugi
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173, Japan
Shinichiro Nanko
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173, Japan
Hiroko Aoki
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173, Japan
Rie Iyo
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173, Japan
Hajime Kazamatsuri
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173, Japan
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