Firearm suicide in queensland

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-98

  Tait, Gordon ^a   Carpenter, Belinda ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Firearm; Gender; Gun control; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649248901     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783309337673     Document Type: Article

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