The choice of weapons in firearm suicides in Iowa. | Zendy

Craig Zwerling | Zendy; Charles F. Lynch | Zendy; Leon F. Burmeister | Zendy; U Goertz | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

The choice of weapons in firearm suicides in Iowa.

Author(s) -

Craig Zwerling,

Charles F. Lynch,

Leon F. Burmeister,

U Goertz

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.83.11.1630

Subject(s) - poison control , injury prevention , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , medicine , human factors and ergonomics , demography , environmental health , medical emergency , pathology , sociology

This study reports the types of firearms used in firearm suicides in Iowa and tests the hypothesis that the use of handguns, rifles, and shotguns in such suicides reflects the availability of these weapons. The percentage of firearm suicides involving handguns increased from 36.6% in 1980 through 1984 to 43.3% during 1990 and 1991. In both time periods, the use of handguns was more likely than would be expected from their household prevalence. Our data suggest that handguns are disproportionately represented among firearm suicides and that this overrepresentation has increased during the last decade.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research