Information accessibility of the charcoal burning suicide method in Mainland China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2015, Pages

  Cheng, Qijin ^a   Chang, Shu Sen ^b   Guo, Yingqi ^a   Yip, Paul S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARCOAL BURNING; CHEMICAL BURN; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREND STUDY; BURN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHARCOAL;

ADULT; BURNS; CHARCOAL; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE;

EID: 84949293893     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140686     Document Type: Article

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