Gun control and suicide: Possible impact of Canadian legislation to ensure safe storage of firearms

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 361-374

  Caron, Jean ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Firearm control; Firearm legislation; Suicide; Suicide methods; Youth suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 17544368947     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110490476752     Document Type: Article

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