Examining the Impact of Minimum Handgun Purchase Age and Background Check Legislation on Young Adult Suicide in the United States, 1991–2020

Objectives. To examine the independent and joint effects of state legislation on minimum age for purchasing handguns and background checks on the suicide of young adults aged 18 to 20 years. Methods. We used negative binomial regressions with fixed effects for year and generalized estimating equatio...

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Published in:	American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 114; no. 8; pp. 805 - 813
Main Authors:	Fridel, Emma E., Zimmerman, Gregory M., Arrigo, Shayna R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Public Health Association 01.08.2024
Subjects:	Adolescent Adults Age Age Factors Female Firearm laws & regulations Firearms Firearms - legislation & jurisprudence Firearms - statistics & numerical data Health Law Humans Injury/Emergency Care/Violence Legislation Male Minimum age Mortality Purchasing Research & Analysis Small arms States Suicide Suicide - statistics & numerical data Suicide - trends Suicides & suicide attempts United States - epidemiology Young Adult Young adults United States United States > US
ISSN:	0090-0036, 1541-0048, 1541-0048
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