Suicide and firearm means restriction: Can training make a difference?

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-73

  Slovak, Karen ^a   Brewer, Thomas W ^b  

^a Ohio University Zanesville   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77449127154     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2010.40.1.63     Document Type: Article

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