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Sex Differences in Trends of Firearm Suicide Among Older Adults, 2014 to 2023

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.28709

August 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study examines trends in suicide deaths by firearm among US adults aged 65 years or older between 2014 and 2023.

Corresponding Author: Ziming Xuan, ScD, Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Ave, CT454, Boston, MA 02118 (zxuan@bu.edu).

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