Suicide and its prevention in Japan

Legal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Kaga, Makiko ^a,b   Takeshima, Tadashi ^a,b   Matsumoto, Toshihiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b Cabinet Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basic Act on Suicide; Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Initiative; Hydrogen sulfate; Internet; Japan; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; INTERNET; JAPAN; OCCUPATION; REVIEW; SUICIDE; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNET; JAPAN; MALE; MASS MEDIA; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; WORLD WAR II;

EID: 67349189486     PISSN: 13446223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.01.015     Document Type: Review

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