Suicide in the Hong Kong subway

Suicide in the Hong Kong subway

Between 1979 and 1991, 56 suicides occurred within the Hong Kong subway system. Data on these fatalities, together with data on those who survived suicide attempts, are presented, along with guidelines established to assist the subway system staff in detecting, preventing and coping with such acts o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Social science & medicine (1982) 1994-02, Vol.38 (3), p.427-430
Hauptverfasser: Gaylord, Mark S., Lester, David
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aged
Attitude to Death
Cause of Death
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Hong Kong
Hong Kong - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Public transport
Railroads - statistics & numerical data
railway
Social Control, Formal
Social research
Sociodemographic Factors
Subways
Suicide
Suicide - prevention & control
Suicide - psychology
Suicide - statistics & numerical data
suicide prevention
suicide railway suicide prevention
Suicide, Attempted - prevention & control
Suicide, Attempted - psychology
Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data
Suicides & suicide attempts
Underground railways
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Zusammenfassung:Between 1979 and 1991, 56 suicides occurred within the Hong Kong subway system. Data on these fatalities, together with data on those who survived suicide attempts, are presented, along with guidelines established to assist the subway system staff in detecting, preventing and coping with such acts of self-destruction.
ISSN:0277-9536
1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/0277-9536(94)90442-1