Suicides in Trakya Region, Turkey, from 1984 to 2004
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Tarih
2006
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Sage Publications Inc
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
The aim of this study is to investigate some features of suicide cases in Trakya region, Turkey. During the 21-year period from January 1984 to September 2004, there were 137 suicide cases autopsied by the Department of Forensic Medicine, Trakya University. Suicides comprised 16.1% of all forensic autopsies. Twenty-seven per cent of the cases were aged between 21 and 30 years and the mean age was 39.7 years. Males constituted 78.1% of the cases. The most frequent method of suicide was hanging (40.1%), followed by firearms, and poisoning. Overall, suicide rates in males showed an increase in the last five years. Most of the suicides occurred in the winter months. In conclusion, since suicides present a major public health problem, detection and prevention methods must be developed for high-risk groups.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Firearm Fatalities, Gunshot Wounds, Saudi-Arabia, West-Indies, Deaths, Autopsy, Adolescents, Australia, Children, Features
Kaynak
Medicine Science And The Law
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q1
Cilt
46
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1
