title: Suicidality and risk-taking behaviors: an ecological study of youth behaviors in 29 states.
abstract: Ecological correlations over 29 continental states in a survey indicated that youth suicidality in 1993 was most strongly associated with measures of substance use and abuse, confirming associations consistently found at the individual level of analysis.
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: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012309:Risk-Taking; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology