Gender differences in age, period, and birth-cohort effects on the suicide mortality rate in Japan, 1985-2006

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 581-587

  Odagiri, Youichi ^a   Uchida, Hiroyuki ^b   Nakano, Miyoko ^c  

^a Japan   (Japan)

^b JOSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

age period cohort analysis; epidemiology; gender difference; Japan; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960547790     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539509348242     Document Type: Article

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