Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 503-505 , May 2010

Changes in Suicide Rates by Hanging and/or Suffocation and Firearms Among Young Persons Aged 10–24 Years in the United States: 1992–2006

  • Jeffrey A. Bridge, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
    • Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jeffrey A. Bridge, Ph.D., The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205.
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  • Joel B. Greenhouse, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Arielle H. Sheftall, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
    • Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
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  • Anthony Fabio, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Injury Research and Control, The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • John V. Campo, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
    • Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
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  • Kelly J. Kelleher, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
    • Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio

Received 31 July 2009 ,Accepted 9 November 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00630-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.11.206

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 503-505 , May 2010

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