Prevalence of household firearms and firearm-storage practices in the 50 states and the District of Columbia: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002

Pediatrics

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Okoro, Catherine A ^a,c   Nelson, David E ^a   Mercy, James A ^b   Balluz, Lina S ^a   Crosby, Alex E ^b   Mokdad, Ali H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; BRFSS; Children; Firearms; Risk taking; Telephone; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIREARM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WEAPON; FAMILY SIZE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 33644615744     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0300     Document Type: Article

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