Effects of restrictive licensing of handguns on homicide and suicide in the district of Columbia

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 325, Issue 23, 1991, Pages 1615-1620

  Loftin, Colin ^a   Mcdowall, David ^a   Wiersema, Brian ^a   Cottey, Talbert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRIME; FIREARM; HOMICIDE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LICENSING; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0025938892     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199112053252305     Document Type: Article

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