Suicide methods in Asia: Implications in suicide prevention

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1135-1158

  Wu, Kevin Chien Chang ^a,b   Chen, Ying Yeh ^c,d   Yip, Paul S F ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Age; Asia; Culture; Economic; Information; Media; Public health; Religion; Sex; Suicide; Suicide method; Technology; Trend

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; PESTICIDE;

AGE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIGION; SUICIDE; TREND ANALYSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIA; COAL POWER; COMBUSTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; JUMPING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIGION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SELF IMMOLATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREND STUDY;

ASIA;

EID: 84860253823     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9041135     Document Type: Review

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