Firearm ownership among female physicians in the United States

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1083-1088

  Frank, Erica ^a   Kellerman, Arthur ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; FIREARM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032722726     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199911000-00008     Document Type: Article

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