Congressional voting behavior on firearm control legislation: 1993-2000

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 419-432

  Price, James H ^a   Dake, Joseph A ^b   Thompson, Amy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congress; Economics; Firearms; Legislation; Political action committees

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; MONEY; ORGANIZATION; POLITICS; RECORDING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GUNSHOT INJURY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COST OF ILLNESS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FIREARMS; FUND RAISING; HUMANS; LOBBYING; MALE; POLITICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0036885801     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020601218452     Document Type: Article

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