Association of medical conditions and firearm suicide among legal handgun purchasers in California: a case–control study

Abstract Background Suicide is a pressing public health problem, and firearm owners are at especially elevated risk. Certain health conditions are markers of suicide risk, but more research is needed on clinical risk markers for suicide among firearm owners specifically. Our goal was to examine asso...

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Main Authors: Julia P. Schleimer, Rose M. C. Kagawa, Hannah S. Laqueur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-023-00437-6