Analysis of Internet suicide pacts reported by the media in Mainland China

Crisis

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 36-43

  Jiang, Fang Fan ^a   Xu, Hui Lan ^a   Liao, Hui Ying ^a   Zhang, Ting ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Charcoal burning; China; Epidemiological characteristics; Internet suicide pacts; Media

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIA; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85014422589     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: 21512396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000402     Document Type: Article

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