Descriptive epidemiological study of sites of suicide jumps in Taipei, Taiwan

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-44

  Chen, Y Y ^a,b   Gunnell, D ^c   Lu, T H ^d  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61649117076     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.019794     Document Type: Article

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