An epidemiological profile of elderly suicides in Hong Kong

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 631-637

  Yip, Paul S F ^a   Chi, I ^a   Yu, K K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Economic activity; Elderly suicide; Marital status; Methods of suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; JUMPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; WINTER;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; SEASONS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0031711822     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199809)13:9<631::AID-GPS836>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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