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Mamun, M.A., Griffiths, M.D. Young Teenage Suicides in Bangladesh—Are Mandatory Junior School Certificate Exams to Blame?. Int J Ment Health Addiction 20, 1627–1631 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00275-3
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