Y K Kwan

Biographic Data

ID276457
NAMEY K Kwan
GIVEN NAMESY K
FAMILY NAMEKwan
SIGNATUREKWAN Y K
AFFILIATIONSHong Kong Polytechnic University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS11
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1978
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
H-INDEX2

  • Adolescent Health in Hong Kong

    Open AccessY K Kwan, W C Ip et al.ARTICLESocial Indicators Research2009Cited by: 2References: 17

  • Modification and simplification of thurstone scaling method, and its demonstration with a crime seriousness assessment

    Open AccessWai Cheung Ip, Y K Kwan et al.ARTICLESocial Indicators Research2007Cited by: 1References: 7

  • Suicidality and Migration Among Adolescents in Hong Kong

    Y K Kwan, W C Ip et al.ARTICLEDeath Studies2006Cited by: 6References: 7

    Suicide as a cause of death among adolescents and migration as a component of population have been growing in importance. Very little research has been conducted on the connections between migration and suicidality among adolescents in Hong Kong, and so is the aim of this article. It uses census and registration data to study suicide mortality, and sample survey data collected for this purpose to investigate suicide attempt, suicide ideation, and…

  • Gender Differences in Suicide Risk by Socio-Demographic Factors in Hong Kong

    Y K Kwan, W C Ip et al.ARTICLEDeath Studies2005Cited by: 2References: 9

    Some peculiarly low male-to-female suicide ratios have been reported in the Far Eastern populations. This article attempts to investigate whether there are gender differences in suicide risk by socio-demographic factors in Hong Kong, and hereby to explain the low male-to-female suicide ratios. The effects of marital status, duration-of-residence, and occupational status on suicide are first studied by periodic suicide rates in 1990-1992, and 2000…

  • Population Theory

    Y K KwanARTICLEPopulation Studies1978