Open AccessHandgun Ownership and Suicide in California
Author(s) -
David M. Studdert,
Yifan Zhang,
Sonja A. Swanson,
Lea Prince,
Jonathan Rodden,
Erin E. Holsinger,
Matthew J. Spittal,
Garen J. Wintemute,
Matthew Miller
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmsa1916744
Subject(s) - suicide prevention , poison control , criminology , psychology , business , medical emergency , medicine
Research has consistently identified firearm availability as a risk factor for suicide. However, existing studies are relatively small in scale, estimates vary widely, and no study appears to have tracked risks from commencement of firearm ownership.
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