Epidemiology of asphyxiation suicides in the United States, 2005–2014

Abstract Background From 2005 to 2014, the asphyxiation suicide rate in the United States (U.S.) increased by 45.7% from 2.45 to 3.57 per 100,000 population. The primary purpose of this cross-sectional study was to describe decedent and incident characteristics of asphyxiation suicides in the U.S. f...

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Main Authors: Rebecca K. Yau, Mallie J. Paschall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40621-017-0131-x