Suicide and Gender in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Chinese in the US

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 235-251

  Shiang, J ^a   Barron, S ^b   Xiao, S Y ^c   Blinn, R ^d   Tam, W C C ^e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Orthopedic Department   (China)

^d Blue Valley Mental Health Center   (United States)

^e CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

gender; PRC; suicide; Taiwan; USA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE;

EID: 0031781091     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136346159803500204     Document Type: Article

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