Application of a firearm seizure law aimed at dangerous persons: Outcomes from the first two years

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 478-482

  Parker, George F ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COURT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DETENTION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLICE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77952769223     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.5.478     Document Type: Article

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