Factors associated with state variations in homicide, suicide, and unintentional firearm deaths

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 271-283

  Price, James H ^a,c   Thompson, Amy J ^a   Dake, Joseph A ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Firearm control; Firearms; Homicide; Suicide; Unintentional injury

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEATH; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LAW; MORTALITY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FIREARMS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 3543138212     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOHE.0000025326.89365.5c     Document Type: Article

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