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Peer reviewedLiu, Tiepu; Waterbor, John W. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1995
An analysis of suicide methods revealed that 78.7 percent of one state's suicides used a firearm. Whites had a higher risk of using firearms in suicide than nonwhites. Married, widowed, and divorced persons were more likely to use a firearm than those who had never married. Other findings are discussed. (RJM)
Descriptors: Age, Death, Females, Guns
