The impact of improving suicide death classification in South Korea: a comparison with Japan and Hong Kong.

The suicide rate of South Korea has increased dramatically during the past decades, as opposed to steadily decreasing trends in Japan and Hong Kong. Although the recent increase of suicide in South Korea may be related to changing socioeconomic conditions and other contextual factors, it may also re...

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Main Authors: Chee Hon Chan, Eric D Caine, Shu Sen Chang, Won Jin Lee, Eun Shil Cha, Paul Siu Fai Yip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4439106?pdf=render