Rates and characteristics of elderly suicide in China, 2013–14

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 206, Issue , 2016, Pages 273-279

  Zhong, Bao Liang ^a,b   Chiu, Helen F K ^a   Conwell, Yeates ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84988027197     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.09.003     Document Type: Article

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