Suicides in a mega-size factory in China: Poor mental health among young migrant workers in China

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 526-

  Lau, Joseph T F ^a,b   Cheng, Yu ^b   Gu, Jing ^b   Zhou, Runan ^b   Yu, Chengpu ^b   Holroyd, Eleanor ^c   Yeung, Nelson C Y ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; LETTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRANT WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; TECHNOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 84862540110     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2011-100593     Document Type: Letter

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