Effects of limiting handgun purchases on interstate transfer of firearms

JAMA

Volumn 275, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 1759-1761

  Weil, Douglas S ^a   Knox, Rebecca C ^a  

^a Center to Prevent Handgun Violence   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030013079     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.275.22.1759     Document Type: Article

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