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Belief in ghost month can help prevent drowning deaths

A natural experiment on the effects of cultural beliefs on risky behaviours

Bibliographic Data

ID4601757
AuthorsChiang-Hsing Yang (Ministry of Health and Welfare), Yu-Tung Huang, Yu‐tung Huang (0000-0003-3224-7238, National Taiwan University), Craig R Janes (0000-0002-2652-1117, Simon Fraser University), Craig Janes, Kuan-Chia Lin, Kuan‐chia Lin (0000-0003-3358-9491, Ministry of Health and Welfare), Tsung-Hsueh Lu (0000-0003-4715-3787, National Cheng Kung University)
Year2008
Volume66
Issue9
Pages1990-1998
Publication date2008-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.01.014
PMID18313821
OpenAlexW2050791144
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited21

Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Natural experiment · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Risk compensation · Suicide prevention · Demography · Health and Wellbeing Research · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine · Psychology · Traffic and Road Safety

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Unique citing works8
Citations per year0,47
Citation span2009 - 2026 (18)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8

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