The Association Between Gun Ownership and Statewide Overall Suicide Rates

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 204-217

  Anestis, Michael D ^a   Houtsma, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OWNERSHIP; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85015157760     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12346     Document Type: Article

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