Suicide fatalities in the US compared to Canada: Potential suicides averted with lower firearm ownership in the US.
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE:The United States (US) has the highest rate of firearm suicides in the world. The US and Canada are comparable countries with markedly different rates of firearm ownership, providing an opportunity to estimate suicide fatalities that could be averted in the US with a lower...
Main Authors: | Julia Raifman, Laura Sampson, Sandro Galea |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232252 |
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