Citation

Lester D. Acta Psychiatr. Scand. 1990; 81(2): 146-147.

Affiliation

Richard Stockton State College, Pomona, NJ 08240-9988.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2327277

Abstract

The availability of firearms in a country was measured by noting the percentage of homicides committed using a firearm. This measure of gun availability was found to be positively associated with the suicide rate using firearms and negatively associated with the suicide rate using all other methods. The implications of these findings for suicide prevention are discussed.