Seasonal variation in suicides re-examined: No sex difference in Hong Kong and Taiwan

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-31

  Ho, T P ^a   Chao, A ^b   Yip, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cross cultural difference; seasonal variation; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0031052503     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb00369.x     Document Type: Article

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