Trends and risk factors of the epidemic of charcoal burning suicide in a recent decade among Korean people

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1174-1177

  Ji, Nam Ju ^a   Hong, Yeon Pyo ^a   Stack, Steven John ^b   Lee, Weon Young ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charcoal burning; Mass media; Suicide

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHARCOAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924099967     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2014.29.8.1174     Document Type: Article

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