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Publicado el 24 de junio de 2001

Internación psiquiátrica

Colesterol sérico y trastornos mentales en adolescentes internados en una unidad psiquiátrica

El suicidio en los adolescentes es uno de los mayores problemas de la Salud Pública y es una de las principales causas de muerte entre los 15 y los 19 años de edad.

Autor/a: Dr. Alan Apter et al.

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