Gender ratio comparisons of the suicide rates and methods in Korea, Japan, Australia, and the United States

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 142, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 161-165

  Hee Ahn, Myung ^a   Park, Subin ^b   Ha, Kyooseob ^c   Choi, Soon Ho ^a   Hong, Jin Pyo ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Countries comparison; Gender ratio; Method; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; JAPAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; JAPAN; KOREA; MALE; POISONING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868091167     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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