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    Firearm Suicide Among Older Adults: A Sociological Autopsy
    (2010-08-12T16:13:50Z) Slater, Greta Yoder; Adamek, Margaret E.; Jarjoura, G. Roger; McIntosh, John L.; Patchner, Michael A.; Vernon, Robert, 1947-
    Background: Emile Durkheim (1897/1985) theorized that sociological variables (e.g., social, political, economic) are more helpful for understanding suicide than individual or psychological explanations. This study extends the previous sociological work on suicide by testing a theoretical model that includes economic, political, and social variables. The purpose of this study was the development and testing of a predictive model of firearm suicide among the general population and among older adults in the US.