Association of secular trends in unemployment with suicide in Taiwan, 1959-2007: A time-series analysis

Public Health

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-54

  Chang, S S ^a,b   Sterne, J A C ^a   Huang, W C ^c   Chuang, H L ^d   Gunnell, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Ju Shan Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Suicide; Taiwan; Time series analysis; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; LABOR SUPPLY; MORTALITY; POPULATION SIZE; SUICIDE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE; TAIWAN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

TAIWAN;

EID: 76449102100     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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