An evaluation of state firearm regulations and homicide and suicide death rates

Injury Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-83

  Rosengart, M ^a,b   Cummings, P ^c,e   Nathens, A ^c,d   Heagerty, P ^e   Maier, R ^d   Rivara, F ^c,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LAW; MORTALITY; POLICY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WEAPON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 17744364478     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2004.007062     Document Type: Article

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