Abstract
The Availability of Lethal Methods for Suicide and the Suicide Rate: a Study in Japan
Lester D~~Abe K
From 1950 to 1980 in Japan, estimates of the availability of medicaments, toxic domestic gas & motor vehicle exhaust, & firearms were strongly associated with the suicide rates using those methods. The results of this study suggest that restricting access to lethal methods of suicide may reduce the suicide rate in Japan. (3 refs)