TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - A critical-mass theory of national suicide rates
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Lester, David
SP  - 279
EP  - 284
VL  - 18
IS  - 3
N2  - Suicide rates in nations of the world from 1970 to 1980 were examined to see whether absolute increases were related to the size of the suicide rates. It was found that nations with higher suicide rates experienced greater increases in their suicide rates. The results are seen as supporting a "critical-mass" theory and are consistent with an explanation in terms of suggestion.
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SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -