Sociodemographic predictors of firearm suicide among older white males

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 530-533

  Kaplan, Mark S ^a   Adamek, Margaret E ^a   Geling, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly men; Guns; Violent death

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0029736968     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.4.530     Document Type: Article

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