Storing guns safely in homes with children and adolescents

JAMA

Volumn 293, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 740-741

  Cole, Thomas B ^b   Johnson, Reneé M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EDITORIAL; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOUSEHOLD; JUVENILE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SAFETY; STORAGE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13444273106     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.6.740     Document Type: Editorial

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