Abstract

Suicide Rates and Handgun Ownership in the United States 1959-1984; the Relationship Between Changes in the Variables

Yang B~~Lester D

Year: 1989 Source: Social Science and Medicine, v.29, no.9, (1989), p.1143 SIEC No: 19900358

Briefly discusses data published by Clarke & Jones, suggesting that reanalysis indicates that changes in handgun ownership could not account for changes in the firearm suicide rate over the years 1959-84.