Epidemiologic characteristics and trends of fatal suicides among the elderly in Taiwan

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-114

  Liu, Hui Li ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DROWNING; ELDERLY CARE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HANGING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRANGULATION; SUICIDE; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA;

EID: 63649147643     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2009.39.1.103     Document Type: Article

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