Use of army weapons and private firearms for suicide and homicide in the region of Basel, Switzerland

Crisis

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 140-146

  Frei, Andreas ^a,f   Han, Aysel ^b   Weiss, Mitchell ^c   Dittmann, Volker ^d   Ajdacic Gross, Vladeta ^e  

^a Luzerner Psychiatrie   (Switzerland)

^b Praxis Allgemeinmedizin Wiesendangen   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d Institut für Rechtmedizin   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

^f Psychiatrische Klinik   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Army weapon; Firearm; Homicide; Suicide; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIREARM; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; FIREARMS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OWNERSHIP; SUICIDE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33750140693     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.27.3.140     Document Type: Article

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