Abstract
In the USA from 1936 to 1970, the military participation rate predicted alcohol consumption. These two variables combined with unemployment rates to predict accurately suicide rates during this same period.
MeSH terms
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Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology*
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Divorce / statistics & numerical data
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Homicide / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Military Personnel / statistics & numerical data*
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Suicide / statistics & numerical data
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United States
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Warfare*