title: Altitude, immigration and suicide rates: a study from Turkey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the altitude, immigration and suicide rates association in Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Suicide and immigration rates of 81 provinces and their elevation data were obtained.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were not significant correlations between country elevation, immigration and mean suicide rate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings of this study points out that altitude related hypoxia and suicide association may not be generalized and further research will be needed to clarify the effects of altitude on suicide rates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Selek
keywords: Altitude; Immigration; Suicide rate; Turkey