Years of Life Lost from Suicide in China, 1990-2000

Crisis

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 131-136

  Yip, Paul S F ^a   Liu, Ka Y ^a,b   Law, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Socioeconomic burden; Suicide; Urbanization; Years of life lost (YLL)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHINA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHINA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 47849131611     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.29.3.131     Document Type: Article

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