title: Rural and urban suicide in South Korea.
abstract: Suicide rates in 2005 in South Korea were higher in rural areas than in urban areas. Those in rural areas more often used pesticides and chemicals as a method for suicide, and there was a greater proportion of men and the elderly, both groups at higher risk for suicide in South Korea. These three factors may account for the high rural suicide rate in South Korea.
authors.affiliation: Penn State University, Health and Human Development, Dubois 15801, PA, USA. bcp10@psu.edu
authors.forename: B C Ben
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult