Youth firearm suicide: Precipitating/risk factors and gun access

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 83, Issue , 2017, Pages 9-16

  Choi, Namkee G ^a   DiNitto, Diana M ^a   Marti, C Nathan ^a  

^a Graduate College of Social Work   (United States)

Author keywords

Firearm suicide; Gun access; Gun ownership; Mental health; Relationship problems; School problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 85033576308     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.10.022     Document Type: Article

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