Gun availability and use of guns for murder and suicide in Canada

D Lester

doi:10.2466/pr0.2001.89.3.624

Gun availability and use of guns for murder and suicide in Canada

Psychol Rep. 2001 Dec;89(3):624. doi: 10.2466/pr0.2001.89.3.624.

Author

D Lester¹

Affiliation

¹ Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.

PMID: 11824727
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2001.89.3.624

Abstract

The accidental death rate from guns in Canada was associated with the percentage of guns used by suicides and on homicide victims except for elderly persons.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Canada / epidemiology
Cause of Death
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Firearms / statistics & numerical data*
Homicide / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Suicide / statistics & numerical data*
Wounds, Gunshot / mortality*