Effectiveness of gun-safety counseling and a gun lock giveaway in a hispanic community

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1049-1054

  Carbone, Paul S ^a   Clemens, Conrad J ^b   Ball, Thomas M ^b  

^a Children's Associated Medical Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULLET; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; FIREARM; FOLLOW UP; HISPANIC; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STORAGE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, HOME; ARIZONA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FIREARMS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY;

EID: 27744451491     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 10724710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.159.11.1049     Document Type: Article

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