Differences in the Epidemiology of Suicide in Asian Americans by Nation of Origin.

Lester, David

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ERIC Number: EJ490567

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Differences in the Epidemiology of Suicide in Asian Americans by Nation of Origin.

Lester, David

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v29 n2 p89-93 1994

Compared epidemiological patterns of suicide for Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino Americans in 1980 to those for whites, African Americans, and Native Americans. Suicide rates for Asian Americans were quite low and in same rank order as suicide rates in their home nations. Found epidemiological differences between suicide in Chinese, Filipino, and Japanese Americans. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Epidemiology, Filipino Americans, Incidence, Japanese Americans, Suicide

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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