Australian firearms legislation and unintentional firearm deaths: a theoretical explanation for the absence of decline following the 1996 gun laws

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-299

  McPhedran, Samara ^a,b   Baker, Jeanine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b International Coalition for Women in Shooting and Hunting   (Australia)

^c Australia (South Australia) Inc   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; LEGISLATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH; GOVERNMENT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; SUICIDE;

ACCIDENTS; AUSTRALIA; FIREARMS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; SUICIDE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 39149138497     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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