suicide — 1. The act of taking one s own life. 2. A person who commits such an act. [L. sui, self, + caedo, to kill] physician assisted s. voluntary termination of one s own life by administration of a lethal substance with the direct or indirect… … Medical dictionary
Suicide prevention — Diminishing the risk of suicide. It may not be possible to eliminate the risk of suicide but it is clearly possible to reduce the risk. For example, the suicide rate among US Air Force personnel fell precipitously after the service launched a… … Medical dictionary
Suicide gene — A gene whose expression in a cell is lethal for that cell. Suicide genes form the basis of a strategy for making cancer cells more vulnerable, more sensitive to chemotherapy. The approach has been to attach parts of genes expressed in cancer… … Medical dictionary
Suicide and sexual orientation — High rates of suicide have consistently been reported among homosexuals, particularly among adolescents and young adults. A 1989 report concluded that gay youth are 2 to 3 times more likely to attempt suicide than other young people. They may… … Medical dictionary
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suicide — is a major public health problem for China that is only gradually being recognized. During the period from 1995 to 1999, there were an estimated 287,000 suicides each year, which makes suicide the fifth most important cause of death in the… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
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Suicide — For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). Suicide Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Suicide of Tyler Clementi — Tyler Clementi Facebook profile picture of Tyler Clementi[1] Born April 29, 1992[citation needed] B … Wikipedia
MEDICINE AND LAW — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Judicial Decision – A Value Determination the values of a jewish and democratic state in the image of god PHYSICIAN S DUTIES AND PATIENTS RIGHTS the physician and the judge … Encyclopedia of Judaism
