Imitative suicide by burning charcoal in the southeastern region of Korea: The influence of mass media reporting

Legal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Huh, Gi Yeong ^a   Jo, Gam Rae ^a   Kim, Kwang Hoon ^a   Ahn, Yong Woo ^a   Lee, Sang Yong ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Burning charcoal; Imitative suicide; Media report

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CAR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; STIMULUS; SUICIDE; VICTIM;

ADULT; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CHARCOAL; CONFINED SPACES; FEMALE; FIRES; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MASS MEDIA; SUICIDE;

EID: 67349096336     PISSN: 13446223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.01.099     Document Type: Article

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