An ecological study of social fragmentation, socioeconomic deprivation, and suicide in rural China: 2008–2010

China accounts for a large number of suicides worldwide, and most occur in rural areas. Suicide research in China has primarily focused on individual-level risk factors, few have studied the influence of neighborhood contexts. This ecological study examines the association of suicide rates with soci...

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Main Authors: Lydia W. Li, Hongwei Xu, Zhenmei Zhang, Jinyu Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235282731630026X