Gun storage practices and risk of youth suicide and unintentional firearm injuries

JAMA

Volumn 293, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 707-714

  Grossman, David C ^a,b   Mueller, Beth A ^b   Riedy, Christine ^b   Dowd, M Denise ^d   Villaveces, Andres ^b   Prodzinski, Janice ^b   Nakagawara, Jon ^c   Howard, John ^c   Thiersch, Norman ^c   Harruff, Richard ^c  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Off King Pierce/Snohomish Counties   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOUSEHOLD; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; STORAGE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13444310598     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.6.707     Document Type: Article

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