Charcoal burning suicides in Hong Kong and urban Taiwan: an illustration of the impact of a novel suicide method on overall regional rates

OBJECTIVES: Following the first case in Hong Kong in 1998, the method of committing suicide by charcoal burning has spread to other communities. This aim of this study was to examine the impact of charcoal burning suicides on both overall suicide rates and older‐method suicide rates in Hong Kong and...

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Main Authors: Liu, Ka Y, Beautrais, Annette, Caine, Eric, Chan, Kathy, Chao, Anne, Conwell, Yeates, Law, Chikin, Lee, Dominic, Li, Pichiang, Yip, Paul
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2652925/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17325404
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2006.048553
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