Firearms in major motion pictures, 1995-2004

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 906-911

  Binswanger, Ingrid A ^a   Cowan Jr , John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Firearm safety; Firearms; Injury prevention; Mass media; Motion pictures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CRIME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH EDUCATION; MORTALITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FIREARMS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 68149181268     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31816142e1     Document Type: Article

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