+ Suicide in Older Adults in Long-Term Care: 1990 to 2005
- Author:
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Mezuk B / Prescott MR / Tardiff K / Vlahov D / Galea S
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Topics:
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Age Group, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Community residents, Elderly, Hanging, Long-term care facility, New York City
Suicides deaths that occurred in New York City from 1990-2005 among people ages 60 and over who were either community-dwelling or living in a long-term care (LTC) facility were examined. Among a total...
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+ Drugs and Firearm Deaths in New York City
- Author:
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Galea, S. / Ahern, J. / Tardiff, K. / Leon, A. C. / Vlahov, D.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Journal of Urban Health-Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
- Topics:
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Ethnicity, Local, Medical
- Keywords:
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Drug Use, Firearms, New York City, medical examiner
The authors used Medical Examiner records data from New York City to examine the role of drugs in the incidence of firearm deaths from 1990 to 1998. From toxicology reports, they found that half of all...
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+ The Natural History of Neighborhood Violence
- Author:
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Fagan J / Davies G
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice
- Topics:
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Local, Public Health, Social Science
- Keywords:
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Neighborhood, New York City, Violence
The authors examined the effect of neighborhood disadvantage on the rates of violence over time, using data from New York City from 1985 to 2000. A pattern of violence emerged, which suggested an epidemic,...
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