Community-Based Suicide Prevention Program in Japan Using A Health Promotion Approach

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-8

  Motohashi, Yutaka ^a   Kaneko, Yoshihiro ^a   Sasaki, Hisanaga ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community; Health promotion; Japan; Policy; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JAPAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SUICIDE;

EID: 0442293868     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1265/ehpm.9.3     Document Type: Review

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