The gender difference in chinese suicide rates

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-89

  He, Zhao Xiong ^a   Lester, David ^b  

^a Guangxi Academy of Social Sciences   (China)

^b CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SUICIDE   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Gender differences; Suicide rates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE;

EID: 0031006362     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811119708258260     Document Type: Article

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