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Bloor barrier has had no effect on suicide rate, study finds: People still jump to their deaths from...

Bloor barrier has had no effect on suicide rate, study finds: People still jump to their deaths from...

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Bloor barrier has had no effect on suicide rate, study finds: People still jump to their deaths from other bridges and buildings in Toronto area

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Bloor barrier has had no effect on suicide rate, study finds: People still jump to their deaths from other bridges and buildings in Toronto area

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Toronto, Ont: Torstar Syndication Services, a Division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited

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Toronto star, 2010-07-07

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Toronto, Ont: Torstar Syndication Services, a Division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited

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Before the installation of the steel barriers the viaduct was a "notorious suicide magnet," second only to San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, says Mark Sinyor, the lead author and resident doctor in psychiatry at the University of Toronto. "It does appear that at least some people who would have otherwise jumped at the Bloor St. Viaduct did so at...

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Bloor barrier has had no effect on suicide rate, study finds: People still jump to their deaths from other bridges and buildings in Toronto area

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TN_cdi_proquest_newspapers_580132419

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_newspapers_580132419

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0319-0781

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