A decompositional analysis of the relative contribution of age, sex and methods of suicide to the changing patterns of suicide in Taipei City, 2004-2006

Injury Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 187-192

  Yip, Paul S F ^a   Caine, Eric D ^b,c   Kwok, Raymond C L ^a   Chen, Ying Yeh ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention   (United States)

^d TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TAIWAN;

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

EID: 84857374076     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040177     Document Type: Article

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