Parents' behaviors, knowledge, and beliefs related to unintentional firearm injuries among children and youth in the southwest

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 139-146

  Knight Bohnhoff, Kelly ^a,b   Harris, Mary B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OWNERSHIP; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0032059778     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5245(98)90244-9     Document Type: Article

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