CAEP position statement on gun control;Énoncé de position de l'ACMU sur le contrôle des armes à feu

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-83

  Snider, Carolyn E ^a,b   Ovens, Howard ^b,c   Drummond, Alan ^d,e   Kapur, Atul K ^d,f,g,h,i  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Physicians for a Smoke Free Canada   (Canada)

^g Ontario Medical Association   (Canada)

^h OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

ⁱ ONTARIO TOBACCO RESEARCH UNIT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LAW; MORTALITY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; REGISTER; REVIEW; SUICIDE;

EID: 77349116430     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1481803500010939     Document Type: Review

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