State estimates of household exposure to firearms, loaded firearms, and handguns, 1991 through 1995

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 969-972

  Powell, Kenneth E ^a   Jacklin, Beth C ^a,b   Nelson, David E ^c   Bland, Shayne ^c   Lysne, Rachel ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b Norfolk County Attorney's Office   (United States)

^c CDC ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031801777     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.6.969     Document Type: Article

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