Firearm availability and suicide, homicide, and unintentional firearm deaths among women

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 26-38

  Miller, Matthew ^a   Azrael, Deborah ^a   Hemenway, David ^a  

^a Department of Health Policy ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents; Firearms; Guns; Homicide; Suicide; Unintentional Death; Violence; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0036249925     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/79.1.26     Document Type: Review

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