In:
American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, Vol. 96, No. 10 ( 2006-10), p. 1752-1755
Abstract:
We investigated changes in the proportion of firearm suicides in Western countries since the 1980s and the relation of these changes to the change in the proportion of households owning firearms. Several countries had an obvious decline in firearm suicides: Norway, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Multilevel modeling of longitudinal data confirmed the effect of the proportion of households owning firearms. Legislation and regulatory measures reducing the availability of firearms in private households can distinctly strengthen the prevention of firearm suicides.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0090-0036
,
1541-0048
DOI:
10.2105/AJPH.2005.075812
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Public Health Association
Publication Date:
2006
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2054583-6
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