Decomposing change in China’s suicide rate, 1990–2010: Ageing and urbanisation

Injury Prevention

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 40-45

  Sha, Feng ^a   Yip, Paul S F ^a   Law, Yik Wa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; CHILD; CHINA; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CHANGE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; TRENDS; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; CHILD; CHINA; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84979021301     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042006     Document Type: Article

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