Three leading suicide methods in the United States, 2017–2019: Associations with decedents' demographic and clinical characteristics
Background and aimsThe U.S. suicide data show that use of lethal methods, specifically firearms and hanging/suffocation, has been increasing among young and middle-aged adults of both sexes over the past decades. In this study, we examined demographic and clinical correlates of use of firearms, hang...
Main Authors: | Namkee G. Choi, C. Nathan Marti, Bryan Y. Choi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.955008/full |
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