Exposure to firearms, not marriage, the true risk factor for firearm suicide among women

Injury Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-

  Johnson, Renee M ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LETTER; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 77449101085     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2009.025619     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. Johnson RM, Runyan CW, Coyne-Beasley T, et al. Storage of household firearms: an examination of the attitudes and beliefs of married women with children. Health Educ Res 2008; 23:592-602.