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Firearm availability and the use of firearms for suicide and homicide.

Authors :
Lester D
Source :
Perceptual and motor skills [Percept Mot Skills] 2000 Dec; Vol. 91 (3 Pt 1), pp. 998.
Publication Year :
2000

Abstract

In a sample of 36 nations circa 1993, a measure of firearm availability based on the percentages of suicides and homicides using firearms gave better evidence for an association between firearm availability and their use for suicide and homicide than did the accidental firearm mortality rate.

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Subjects :
Accidents statistics & numerical data
Cause of Death
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Wounds, Gunshot mortality
Firearms statistics & numerical data
Homicide statistics & numerical data
Suicide statistics & numerical data

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Language :
English
ISSN :
0031-5125
Volume :
91
Issue :
3 Pt 1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Perceptual and motor skills
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
11153880
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.2000.91.3.998
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