Trends in suicide mortality in Taiwan, 1959-2006

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 110-120

  Wu, Ruoning ^a   Cheng, Yawen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mortality; Suicide; Taiwan; Trend

Indexed keywords

EID: 47149110728     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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