The foxconn suicides and their media prominence: is the werther effect applicable in china?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Media reporting of suicide and its relationship with actual suicide has rarely been investigated in Mainland China. The "Foxconn suicides" is a description referring to a string of suicides/attempts during 2010, all of whic...

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Main Authors: Cheng Qijin, Chen Feng, Yip Paul SF
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/841