TY - JOUR PY - 1990// TI - Suicide clusters: an examination of age-specific effects JO - American journal of public health A1 - Mercy, James A. A1 - O'Carroll, P. A1 - Kleinman, M. H. A1 - Wallenstein, S. A1 - Gould, Madelyn S. SP - 211 EP - 212 VL - 80 IS - 2 N2 - The age specificity of time-space clusters of suicide was examined using National Center for Health Statistics data for 1978-84. Significant clustering of suicide occurred primarily among teenagers and young adults, with minimal effect beyond 24 years of age. Clustering was two to four times more common among adolescents and young adults than among other age groups. LA - SN - 0090-0036 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -