Influence of seasonality on suicidal hanging in Istanbul 1979 2012 Associations with gender age location and instruments of suicide
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Namık Kemal Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Ayla ÜNSAL
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | Nobel Medicus | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 1305-2381 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 01-2015 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 11 / 1 / 49–54 | DOI | – |
| Özet |
| Objective: Seasonal variations in deaths by suicide have been reported in many countries. However, in Turkey there is no substantial research on this topic. The aim of this study is to examine the influence of the seasons on suicides by hanging in Istanbul during the period 1979 to 2012 and to assess the associations of seasonal suicide by hanging with gender, age, location and instruments.Material and Method: This paper describes the demographic characteristics of suicidal hanging victims for the past 33 years. A total number of 82871 autopsies were performed in the Council of Forensic Medicine in Istanbul |
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