Objective The study tested the hypotheses that (i) the rate of suicide by firearms among youth (aged 10-19 years) is increasing at a greater rate than rates of suicide by other methods; (ii) the rate of youth suicide in rural New South Wales is significantly higher...
Objectives To describe the burden, geographic distribution, and outcomes of firearm-related violence in New South Wales during 2002–2016. Design, setting, participants Population-based record linkag study of people injured by firearms in NSW, 1 January 2002 – 31...
Objective To examine the rates of suicide by firearms in the five larger Australian States during 1968-1989, and to relate them to differences between those States. We hypothesised that (i) restrictive gun legislation will have reduced the firearms suicide rate in...
Objective To examine the effect of specific firearm control legislation on firearm and overall suicide rates. Design Retrospective survey of data from the Register of the Suicide Research and Prevention Program, Queensland Department of Health. The hypothesis was...
