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Suicide is a major cause of preventable death. Restricting access to lethal means has been identified as an effective … approach to suicide prevention, and firearms regulations are one way to reduce gun availability. This study examines the … relationship between state firearms regulations and suicide among males, using negative binomial regression and state panel data …
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The question to what extent corruption influences suicide remains still unanswered. This paper examines the effect of … corruption on suicide using a panel data approach for 24 OECD countries over the period 1995-2004. Our results show that suicide …
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The question to what extent corruption influences suicide remains still unanswered. This paper examines the effect of … corruption on suicide using a panel data approach for 24 OECD countries over the period 1995-1999. Our results indicate suicide …
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Panel data regressions for 24 OECD countries showed that the less corrupt a society is, the lower the total suicide …
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While linkages between some macroeconomic phenomena (e.g. unemployment, GDP growth) and suicide rates in some countries … suicide, albeit in a single country. This study examines the impact of budget consolidation on suicide mortality across all …-run suicide increasing effects on the male population between 65 and 89 years of age. A one percentage point reduction in …
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suicide rates. Our results suggest that the passage of a medical marijuana law is associated with an almost 5 percent … reduction in the total suicide rate, an 11 percent reduction in the suicide rate of 20- through 29-year-old males, and a 9 … percent reduction in the suicide rate of 30- through 39-year-old males. Estimates of the relationship between legalization and …
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and suicide from the medical that is often used for public policy advocacy. This result is, unfortunately, heavily biased …
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A decision-tree simulation model is used to examine the costs associated with olanzapine versus haloperidol in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia in the UK. Parameter values and outcome scores were derived mainly from an international clinical trial. Resource consequences were examined...
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Suicide is a global phenomenon. It is estimated that 0.5-1.2 million people worldwide die by suicide each year. Taking … into account the global epidemiologic data concerning suicide and the economic impact of this phenomenon on diverse … societies, this review aims to examine national suicide prevention strategies. Recognition of suicide as an international public …
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and suicide from the medical that is often used for public policy advocacy. This result is, unfortunately, heavily biased …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010680835