Storage of poisonous substances and firearms in homes with young children visitors and older adults

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-115

  Coyne Beasley, Tamera ^a,b,d   Runyan, Carol W ^a,b,c   Baccaglini, Lorena ^a,c   Perkis, David ^a   Johnson, Renee M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; POISON; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIREARM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SAMPLING; STORAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FIREARMS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POISONS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 11144234229     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.09.013     Document Type: Review

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