Epidemiologic studies on depression and suicide

Journal of the Korean Medical Association

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 322-328

  Jeon, Hong Jin ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alcohol related disorder; Korea; Major depressive disorder; Risk factors; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; JAPAN; KOREA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 84860197051     PISSN: 19758456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2012.55.4.322     Document Type: Article

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