Gender-based seasonality of suicide in Japan, 2005-2012

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages NP1999-NP2007

  Liu, Yan ^a   Zhang, Ying ^b   Arai, Asuna ^a   Obayashi, Yoshihide ^a   Tamashiro, Hiko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Japan; population health; public health; seasonality; suicide; The Great East Japan Earthquake

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EARTHQUAKE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; TELEVISION; TRENDS;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; TELEVISION;

EID: 84926337082     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: 19412479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539513491420     Document Type: Article

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