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Yasuyuki Sawada, Michiko Ueda () and Tetsuya Matsubayashi
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Michiko Ueda: Waseda University
Tetsuya Matsubayashi: Osaka University

Chapter Chapter 1 in Economic Analysis of Suicide Prevention, 2017, pp 1-5 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Suicide is a significant social issue. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year. Although suicide rates have consistently been highest in the elderly, suicide is among the leading causes of death of youths in many countries.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-1500-7_1

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