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Suicide and self-inflicted injury by air gun (E955.6)

ICD-9 code E955.6 for Suicide and self-inflicted injury by air gun is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -SUICIDE AND SELF-INFLICTED INJURY (E950-E959).

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