@article{ref1,
title="Availability of firearms and risk of suicide: A review of the literature",
journal="Annales medico-psychologiques",
year="2007",
author="Humeau, M. and Papet, N. and Jaafari, N. and Gotzamanis, L. and Lafay, N. and Senon, J.-l.",
volume="165",
number="4",
pages="269-275",
abstract="Suicides using firearms represent a public health problem in the world and in France, they constitute a large part of deaths by suicide. Preventing suicide by decreasing the access to firearms is a public health priority. We are proposing a review of the literature concerning the effect of decreasing the availability of firearms on the risk of suicide and also on the effect of a more restrictive legislation. Eighteen studies show a correlation between the accessibility to firearms and the risk of suicide and 15 studies show the fall of the number of suicides by firearms after a restrictive legislation has been introduced. This review of literature demonstrates the necessity of reducing access of firearms as far as suicide is concerned. © 2007.<p /><p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="0003-4487",
doi="10.1016/j.amp.2007.02.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amp.2007.02.005"
}