A call to arms: The emergency physician, international perspectives on firearm injury prevention and the Canadian gun control debate

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 529-537

  Fisher, Harold ^a   Drummond, Alan ^b,c,d  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Great War Memorial Hospital   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Firearm injuries; Gun control; Injury prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ARTICLE; CANADA; COST; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LAW; MORTALITY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SUICIDE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0032934130     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00034-7     Document Type: Article

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