The strategy and prospects of suicide prevention in Taiwan

Journal of Nursing

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 5-13

  Lee, Ming Been ^a,b,c,e   Tai, Chuan Wan ^a   Liao, Shih Cheng ^a,b   Chiang, Hung Chi ^a,d  

^a National Taiwan Suicide Prevention Center   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Holistic care; Mental health; Suicide prevention; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PHILOSOPHY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TAIWAN;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TAIWAN;

EID: 33845690304     PISSN: 0047262X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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