Felonious or violent criminal activity that prohibits gun ownership among prior purchasers of handguns: Incidence and risk factors

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 948-955

  Wright, Mona A ^a   Wintemute, Garen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Firearms; Handguns; Policy; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; OFFENDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OWNERSHIP; PRISONERS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RAPE; RISK; THEFT; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958166492     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181cb441b     Document Type: Article

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