Characteristics of firearms involved in fatalities

JAMA

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 42-45

  Hargarten, Stephen W ^a,d   Karlson, Trudy A ^b   O'Brien, Mallory ^a   Hancock, Jerry ^c   Quebbeman, Edward ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Wisconsin Department of Justice   (United States)

^d Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Medical   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FATALITY; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE;

EID: 0030021245     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.275.1.42     Document Type: Article

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