US racial and sex-based disparities in firearm-related death trends from 1981-2020.
<h4>Background</h4>Firearms cause the most suicides (60%) and homicides (36%) in the US. The high lethality and availability of firearms make them a particularly dangerous method of attempted violence. The aim of this study was to study US trends in firearm suicide and homicide mortality...
Main Authors: | Lindsay J Young, Henry Xiang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278304 |
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