title: The geographic variation of suicide rates by solid and liquid substances.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Program, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: 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