TY - JOUR PY - 1999// TI - The impact of gambling on suicidal behavior in Louisiana JO - OMEGA - Journal of death and dying A1 - Campbell, Frank A1 - Simmons, Chris A1 - Lester, David SP - 235 EP - 239 VL - 38 IS - 3 N2 - A study of the sixty-four Louisiana parishes indicated that the per capita spending on lotteries (but not on video poker) and the unemployment rate were associated with changes in the suicide rate from 1989-1990 to 1994-1995. Parishes with higher rates of unemployment and more per capita spending on the lottery had a greater increase in the suicide rate over this period.
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LA - en SN - 0030-2228 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/C00Q-49M9-9JWA-9UCY ID - ref1 ER -