Charcoal burning and maternal filicide-suicide trends in Taiwan: The impact of accessibility of lethal methods

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 811-815

  Pan, Yi Ju ^a   Lee, Ming Been ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Charcoal; Maternal behavior; Murder; Preventive measures; Suicide

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHARCOAL BURNING; FEMALE; GENDER; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MASS MEDIUM; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL FILICIDE SUICIDE; MORTALITY; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

EID: 56349162674     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60195-3     Document Type: Article

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