@article{ref1,
title="Relationship between economic development and suicide mortality: a global cross-sectional analysis in an epidemiological transition perspective",
journal="Public health",
year="2004",
author="Moniruzzaman, S. and Andersson, R.",
volume="118",
number="5",
pages="346-348",
abstract="AIM: The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between suicide rates and economic development within the theoretical framework of epidemiological transition. RESULT: A weak positive correlation was found between suicide rates and GNP per capita in both sexes for all ages. DISCUSSION: According to previous studies, there is a clear decline in deaths due to unintentional injuries with improved economic conditions. This example of a man-made disease that declines during the fourth stage is in agreement with the theory of epidemiological transition. However, our results found the opposite pattern for deaths due to intentional self-inflicted injury. CONCLUSION: Mortality rates due to unintentional and intentional self-inflicted injury show deviating patterns from an epidemiological transition perspective.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-3506",
doi="10.1016/j.puhe.2003.10.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2003.10.004"
}