TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Violent death in the West: suicide and homicide in New Mexico, 1958-1987
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Key, C. R.
A1  - Wiggins, C. L.
A1  - Samet, Jonathan Michael
A1  - Becker, T. M.
SP  - 324
EP  - 334
VL  - 20
IS  - 4
N2  - We examined New Mexico vital statistics data for suicides and homicides among the state's Hispanics, Native Americans, and non-Hispanic whites collected from 1958 to 1987. We found high age-adjusted rates for both suicides and homicides among Hispanic and Native American males, in comparison with rates for non-Hispanic white males. Suicide rates among Native American women were comparatively low, contrasting with their high homicide rates. Homicide rates for males in all three ethnic groups increased substantially over the 30-year study period. We conclude that death from violent causes, both suicide and homicide, is a major public health problem in New Mexico, and disproportionately affects minority males.
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SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -