Exploring characteristics of increased suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan using provisional governmental data
Summary: Background: The Japanese age-standardised death rate of suicide (SDR) had decreased during 2009–2019, but increased in 2020–2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This study aimed to explain the trend change in the SDR during the pandemic, disaggregated by prefecture, gender, suicide...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-07-01
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Series: | The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606522000967 |