General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 396-400 , July 2010

Factors associated with suicide ideation among medically and surgically hospitalized patients

Received 28 November 2009 ,Accepted 26 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.02.004

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 396-400 , July 2010