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. 2019 Jun 18;321(23):2362-2364.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.5054.

Suicide Rates Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States, 2000-2017

Oren Miron  1 , Kun-Hsing Yu  1 , Rachel Wilf-Miron  2 , Isaac S Kohane  1
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Suicide Rates Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States, 2000-2017

Oren Miron et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study uses Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data to characterize trends in suicide rates among adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 24 years in the United States and to determine if the increase in suicide rates observed in years 2000-2016 is continuing.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Trends in Suicide Death Rates at Ages 15-19 Years
Circles indicate observed data points. APC indicates annual percentage change. aSignificant at P < .05.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Trends in Suicide Death Rates at Ages 20-24 Years
Circles indicate observed data points. APC indicates annual percentage change. aSignificant at P < .05.
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