Gun use in the United States: Results from two national surveys

Injury Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 263-267

  Hemenway, D ^a   Azrael, D ^a   Miller, M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Firearms; Guns; Legality; Self defense

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FIREARM; HUMAN; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

FIREARMS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0034547814     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.6.4.263     Document Type: Article

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