title: An exploratory study of funeral cost for suicides.
abstract: Funeral cost was less for younger people and for cremation. Among 156 funerals examined, after matching for sex, age, and cremation/burial, the funerals of a small sample of 6 suicides cost less than those of the controls.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Program, Richard Stockton State College, Pomona, NJ 08240-9988.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D002048:Burial / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005655:Funeral Rites; D006801:Humans; D009027:Mortuary Practice / Q000191:economics*; D009515:New Jersey; D013405:Suicide / Q000191:economics*