How is suicide different in Japan?

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-150

  Chen, Joe ^a   Choi, Yun Jeong ^a   Sawada, Yasuyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Panel study; Socioeconomic factors; Suicide in Japan

Indexed keywords

EID: 59649110000     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.japwor.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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