Firearm-related personal and clinical characteristics of US medical students

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 216-225

  Frank, Erica ^a   Carrera, Jennifer S ^a   Prystowsky, Jason ^a   Kellermann, Arthur ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Firearms; Guns; Medical students

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; OWNERSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 33645105129     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000202688.06133.f0     Document Type: Review

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