Policy and technology for safer guns: An update

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-34

  Teret, Stephen P ^a   Lewin, Nancy L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EDITORIAL; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

EID: 0037226792     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2003.43     Document Type: Article

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