Jumping the gun: Firearms and the mental health of Australians

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 370-381

  Dudley, Michael ^a   Cantor, Chris ^b   De Moore, Greg ^c  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FIREARM; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LAW; LICENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK; SAFETY; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WEAPON;

EID: 0030037386     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679609065001     Document Type: Review

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