Suicide 3rd leading cause of teen deaths.ATLANTA -- Suicide was the third leading cause of death among persons aged 10-19 years of age in 2001 in the USA. The most common method of suicide was by firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent. (49%), followed by suffocation suffocation: see asphyxia. (mostly hanging) (38%) and poisoning (7%). Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal, published 48 times per year by the American Medical Association. JAMA is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world. , July 2004 |
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