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Community Pharmacists as Partners in Reducing Suicide Risk

Cortney M. Mospan, Chris Gillette, Jerry McKee and Stephanie S. Daniel
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2019, 32 (6) 763-767; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.190021
Cortney M. Mospan
From Wingate University School of Pharmacy, Wingate, NC (CMM); Department of Physician Assistant Studies, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC (CG); Ballad Health – Woodridge Hospital, Johnson City, TN (JM); School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC (SSD)
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Chris Gillette
From Wingate University School of Pharmacy, Wingate, NC (CMM); Department of Physician Assistant Studies, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC (CG); Ballad Health – Woodridge Hospital, Johnson City, TN (JM); School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC (SSD)
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Jerry McKee
From Wingate University School of Pharmacy, Wingate, NC (CMM); Department of Physician Assistant Studies, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC (CG); Ballad Health – Woodridge Hospital, Johnson City, TN (JM); School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC (SSD)
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Stephanie S. Daniel
From Wingate University School of Pharmacy, Wingate, NC (CMM); Department of Physician Assistant Studies, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC (CG); Ballad Health – Woodridge Hospital, Johnson City, TN (JM); School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC (SSD)
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