Re-examination of the seasonality of suicide in Taiwan during 1991-2008: A population-based study

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 147-149

  Tsai, Jui Feng ^a,b   Cho, WenChun ^c  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Seasonality; Suicide; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDE; TAIWAN; TREND STUDY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

EID: 79951850038     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.07.043     Document Type: Article

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