Suicidal ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempts among adolescents in 59 low-income and middle-income countries: a population-based study.

@article{Uddin2019SuicidalIS,
  title={Suicidal ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempts among adolescents in 59 low-income and middle-income countries: a population-based study.},
  author={Riaz Uddin and Nicola W. Burton and Myfanwy Maple and Shanchita R Khan and Asaduzzaman Khan},
  journal={The Lancet. Child \& adolescent health},
  year={2019},
  volume={3 4},
  pages={
          223-233
        }
}
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