Suicide in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, state of the art

@article{Hanna2009SuicideIT,
  title={Suicide in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, state of the art},
  author={Vian Nissan Hanna and Abdulbaghi Ahmad},
  journal={Nordic Journal of Psychiatry},
  year={2009},
  volume={63},
  pages={280 - 284}
}
In recent years the, incidence of suicide in Kurdistan has been increasing, especially among females, to a degree it cannot be neglected. Consequently, attention was given to this phenomena and the aggressive method of suicide used by young peoples, especially females, in Kurdistan. In attempt to obtain an objective picture of the frequently media-reported suicide among youths and women in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The responsible authorities and medical service units in the region were… 
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