The association between the purchase of a handgun and homicide or suicide

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 974-978

  Cummings, Peter ^a,b   Koepsell, Thomas D ^a,b   Grossman, David C ^a,c   Savarino, James ^d   Thompson, Robert S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Grp Hlth Coop Ctr Hlth Studs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FIREARM; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PURCHASING; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030835521     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.6.974     Document Type: Article

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