Potential years of life lost due to suicide in China, 2006-2010

Public Health

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 555-560

  Sun, L ^a   Zhang, J ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Potential years of life lost; Region; Sex; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; GENDER ROLE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHINA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POTENTIAL YEAR OF LIFE LOST; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE; URBAN AREA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930271548     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.02.012     Document Type: Article

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