Racial and ethnic differences in risk factors associated with suicidal behavior among young adults in the USA

@article{LorenzoLuaces2014RacialAE,
  title={Racial and ethnic differences in risk factors associated with suicidal behavior among young adults in the USA},
  author={Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces and Julie A. Phillips},
  journal={Ethnicity \& Health},
  year={2014},
  volume={19},
  pages={458 - 477}
}
Objective. The objectives of this study are to examine racial and ethnic differences in suicidal behaviour, its main risk factors, and the effect of the risk factors on suicidal behaviour in young adults in the United States. Design. Using nationally representative data (n = 10,585) from Add Health, we calculate the prevalence of suicidal behavior and associated risk factors for non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic youth (aged 18–26) using logistic regression models of suicidal… 
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