The evolution of the epidemic of charcoal-burning suicide in Taiwan: a spatial and temporal analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>An epidemic of carbon monoxide poisoning suicide by burning barbecue charcoal has occurred in East Asia in the last decade. We investigated the spatial and temporal evolution of the epidemic to assess its impact on the epidemiology of suicide in Taiwan.<h4>Method...

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Main Authors: Shu-Sen Chang, David Gunnell, Benedict W Wheeler, Paul Yip, Jonathan A C Sterne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20052273/pdf/?tool=EBI