Suicide from carbon monoxide poisoning in South Korea: 2006-2012

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 167, Issue , 2014, Pages 322-325

  Choi, Young Rim ^a   Cha, Eun Shil ^a   Chang, Shu Sen ^b   Khang, Young Ho ^c   Lee, Won Jin ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coal briquette; Copycat; Epidemic; Intentional poisoning; Mortality

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HANGING; HUMAN; INFANT; JUMPING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOUTH KOREA; SUICIDE; VERY ELDERLY; WINTER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904316430     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.06.026     Document Type: Article

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