Citation

Lester D. Am. J. Public Health 1990; 80(1): 80-81.

Affiliation

Psychology Program, Richard Stockton State College, Pomona, NJ 08240.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1688396

PMCID

PMC1404527

Abstract

As domestic gas was detoxified in the United States, the rate of suicide by domestic gas decreased. During this time period (1950-60), there was a parallel increase in the per capita ownership of cars and an accompanying increase in the rate of suicide by motor vehicle exhaust. However, displacement of suicide method from domestic gas to car exhaust occurred only for males and not for females.

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