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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2008-4-30
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pubmed:abstractText |
The typical circumstances of suicide occurrence in post-apartheid urban South Africa are described. Data comprise suicide cases from all geographical locations (urban municipalities) where an injury surveillance system has full coverage. Typical patterns were identified by means of a classification technique applied to eight variables descriptive of the events, their victims, and the suicide level of the cities. Six suicide mortality patterns were identified, most being race-specific and each associated with particular suicide methods. Preventive strategies should target local communities and specific population subgroups, and be appropriate and responsive to their sociocultural needs.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Apr
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pubmed:issn |
0363-0234
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
38
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
209-20
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Acculturation,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-African Continental Ancestry Group,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Age Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Asian Continental Ancestry Group,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Cause of Death,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Censuses,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Cluster Analysis,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Continental Population Groups,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-European Continental Ancestry Group,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Population Surveillance,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Seasons,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Sex Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Social Adjustment,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Social Change,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-South Africa,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Suicide,
pubmed-meshheading:18444778-Urban Population
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pubmed:year |
2008
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Pattern analysis of suicide mortality surveillance data in urban South Africa.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of International Health, Stockholm, Sweden. burrows.stephanie@sympatico.ca
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study
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