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Elderly account for 33 percent of suicides

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Hong Zhang

By Lee Hyo-sik /Staff reporter/Korean Times/06-11-2010 One out of every three Koreans committing suicide is a senior citizen, with a growing number of the elderly here taking their own lives due mainly to financial difficulties and illness. The Korean Association … Continue reading →

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