Suicide (IN: The Injury Fact Book, by S P Baker, B O'Neill and R S Karpf) - Centre for Suicide PreventionCentre for Suicide Prevention

Year: 1984 Source: Lexington, MA: D. C. Heath and Company, 1984. p.67-79 SIEC No: 20030442

This chapter examines suicide in the United States. Approximately 27,000 deaths in 1980 were classified as suicide. Topics discussed include: age & gender differences in rates of suicide & methods used; ethnicity; rates by per capita income; geographical patterns; & temporal variations. A brief review of historical trends in American suicide rates concludes the chapter. (6 notes)

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Suicide (IN: The Injury Fact Book, by S P Baker, B O’Neill and R S Karpf)

Baker S PO'Neill BKarpf R S