The risk for suicide in Japan: Review

International Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-206

  Inoue, Ken ^a,b   Tanii, Hisashi ^a   Kaiya, Hisanobu ^b   Abe, Shuntaro ^c   Fujita, Yoshitsugu ^d   Masaki, Mina ^b   Okazaki, Yuji ^a,e   Nata, Masayuki ^a   Fukunaga, Tatsushige ^f  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Warakukai Incorporated Medical Institution

^c JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e TOKYO METROPOLITAN MATSUZAWA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office

Author keywords

Danger signs; Risk factors; Suicide; Suicide precursors; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; JAPAN; POLICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34948844693     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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