The geographic variation of suicide rates by solid and liquid substances.
Suicide rates by solids and liquids in the 48 contiguous states in 1980 were associated with percentage of people born in-state and longitude as was the total suicide rate and the suicide rate by firearms. The implications of these findings were discussed.
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Psychology Program, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.
D002423:Cause of Death; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology