Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ428135
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Violent Death in the West: Suicide and Homicide in New Mexico, 1958-1987.
Becker, Thomas M.; And Others
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v20 n4 p324-34 Win 1990
Examined New Mexico vital statistics data for suicides and homicides among Hispanics, Native Americans, and non-Hispanic Whites from 1958 to 1987. Found high age-adjusted rates for suicides and homicides among Hispanic and Native American males and homicide rate increase for males in all groups over time. Low suicide rates among Native American women contrasted with high homicide rates. (Author/PVV)
Descriptors: Age Differences, American Indians, Ethnic Studies, Hispanic Americans, Homicide, Mortality Rate, Sex Differences, Suicide
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Mexico
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