Suicide trends following the Taiwan earthquake of 1999: Empirical evidence and policy implications

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 442-448

  Yang, C H ^a   Xirasagar, S ^b   Chung, H C ^a   Huang, Y T ^c   Lin, Herng Ching ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Natural disasters; Suicide; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TAIWAN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

EID: 27944467899     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00603.x     Document Type: Article

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