Gun availability and use of guns for murder and suicide in Canada.
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.
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Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000401:mortality*