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J Res Health Sci. 2022;22(1): e00537. doi: 10.34172/jrhs.2022.72
PMID: 36511249        PMCID: PMC9315464

Review Article

Relationship of religion with suicidal ideation, suicide plan, suicide attempt, and suicide death: a meta-analysis

Jalal Poorolajal, Mahmoud Goudarzi, Fatemeh Gohari-Ensaf, Nahid Darvishi *

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