An analysis of secular trends in method-specific suicides in Japan, 1950–1975

Abstract Background In Japan, a dramatic rise in suicide rates was observed in the 1950s, especially among the younger population, and then the rate decreased rapidly again in the 1960s. The aim of this study was to assess secular trends in method-specific suicides by gender and age in Japan between...

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Main Authors: Eiji Yoshioka, Yasuaki Saijo, Ichiro Kawachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12963-017-0131-7