Characteristics of young rural Chinese suicides: A psychological autopsy study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 581-589

  Zhang, J ^a   Wieczorek, W ^a   Conwell, Y ^b   Tu, X M ^b   Wu, B Y W ^c   Xiao, S ^d   Jia, C ^e  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Marriage; Psychological strain; Religion; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHINA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952419384     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709990808     Document Type: Article

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