Firearm safety counseling in primary care pediatrics: A randomized, controlled trial

Pediatrics

Volumn 106, Issue 1 I, 2000, Pages 22-26

  Grossman, David C ^a,b,c   Cummings, Peter ^a,b   Koepsell, Thomas D ^a,b   Marshall, Jean ^d   D'Ambrosio, Luann ^a   Thompson, Robert S ^d   Mack, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled trial; Counseling; Firearms; Pediatrics; Randomized; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033917964     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.1.22     Document Type: Article

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