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Marshall, E.F., Hassanyeh, F., Wright-Honari, S., Ashton, C.H. (1990). A brief preliminary analysis of the biochemical data from patients who have attempted suicide. In: Lubec, G., Rosenthal, G.A. (eds) Amino Acids. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2262-7_91

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