Deprivation and suicide mortality across 424 neighborhoods in Seoul, South Korea: A bayesian spatial analysis

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 969-976

  Yoon, Tae Ho ^a   Noh, Maengseok ^b   Han, Junhee ^c   Jung Choi, Kyunghee ^d   Khang, Young Ho ^e  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bayesian hierarchical model; Mortality; Neighborhood; Socioeconomic factor; Spatial analysis; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEOUL; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978887322     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-015-0694-7     Document Type: Article

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