Decomposing the widening suicide gender gap: An experience in Taipei City, Taiwan

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 868-874

  Chen, Ying Yeh ^a,b   Kwok, Raymond C L ^c   Yip, Paul S F ^c  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attempt incidence; Case fatality; Gender ratio; Suicide; Taipei; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHARCOAL BURNING; FEMALE; HANGING; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; JUMPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857363699     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.09.019     Document Type: Article

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