Adolescent suicide and household access to firearms in Colorado: Results of a case-control study

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 157-163

  Shah, Seema ^a   E HOFFMAN, Richard ^c   Wake, Lane ^c   Marine, William M ^c  

^a

^b United States

^c Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ^*

Author keywords

Adolescent; Firearms, guns; Household access; Suicide; Youth

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIREARM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HOUSEHOLD; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORADO; CONDUCT DISORDER; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OWNERSHIP; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0033976307     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(99)00064-6     Document Type: Article

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