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Handgun Legislation and Changes in Statewide Overall Suicide Rates
Author(s) -
Michael D. Anestis,
Joye C. Anestis,
Sarah E. Butterworth
Publication year - 2017
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.2016.303650
Subject(s) - legislation , environmental health , suicide prevention , poison control , occupational safety and health , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , medicine , medical emergency , demography , political science , law , sociology
To examine the extent to which 4 laws regulating handgun ownership were associated with statewide suicide rate changes.