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Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: A Review of Current Research for Family Medicine and Primary Care Physicians

Patrick L. Kerr, Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp and James M. Turner
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2010, 23 (2) 240-259; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.02.090110
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Patrick L. Kerr, Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp, James M. Turner
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2010, 23 (2) 240-259; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.02.090110

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