High-risk groups for charcoal-burning suicide in Taiwan, 2001-2005

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1499-1501

  Lin, Jin Jia ^a   Lu, Tsung Hsueh ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL;

ADULT; AGED; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

EID: 52649131397     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v69n0919b     Document Type: Letter

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