The leading methods of suicide in Taiwan, 2002-2008

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Lin, Jin Jia ^a,b,c   Chang, Shu Sen ^d,e   Lu, Tsung Hsueh ^c  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e Ju Shan Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; SUICIDE; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955477794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-480     Document Type: Article

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