Forensic Science International
Volume 147 , Pages S1-S3 , 17 January 2005

The completed suicide as interplay of genes and environment

  • J. Balažic

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Forensic Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Korytkova 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • ,
  • A. Marušič

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia, Trubarjeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +386 1 244 1402; fax: +386 1 244 1447.

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PII: S0379-0738(04)00596-1

doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.09.082

Forensic Science International
Volume 147 , Pages S1-S3 , 17 January 2005

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