title: Elderly suicide in China.
abstract: The rise in suicide rate among elderly people in China in recent years is noteworthy and may be associated with the increasing poverty of elderly people and the lack of social resources allocated to providing them with needed services to ensure their health and mental well-being.
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Academy of Social Sciences, China.
authors.forename: Z X
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D012945:Social Values; D013405:Suicide / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000639:trends