About The Study: In this study of 9.5 million women in California living in handgun-free homes, the suicide rate increased substantially after a cohabitant acquired a handgun compared with women whose cohabitants never acquired handguns.
Authors: Matthew Miller, M.D., M.P.H., Sc.D., of Northeastern University in Boston, is the corresponding author.
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