Suicide epidemics: The impact of newly emerging methods on overall suicide rates - A time trends study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Thomas, Kyla ^a   Chang, Shu Sen ^a,b   Gunnell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Ju Shan Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAS POISONING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GAS POISONING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SUICIDE; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955814421     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-314     Document Type: Article

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