Time trend by region of suicides and suicidal thoughts among Greenland Inuit.

Suicides remain a major public health problem in Greenland. Their increase coincides with the modernization since 1950. Serious suicidal thoughts are reported by a significant proportion of participants in countrywide surveys.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Bjerregaard, Peter, Larsen, Christina Viskum Lytken
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Atypon 2015
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v74.26053
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25701279
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4336354/
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Summary:Suicides remain a major public health problem in Greenland. Their increase coincides with the modernization since 1950. Serious suicidal thoughts are reported by a significant proportion of participants in countrywide surveys.