Suicide in Hong Kong: Epidemiological profile and burden analysis, 1981 to 2001

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 419-426

  Yip, P S F ^a   Law, C K ^a   Law, Y W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; BURN; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HANGING; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; JAPAN; JUMPING; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SINGAPORE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE;

EID: 0346515708     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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