Disparities in firearms ownership and storage practices in North Carolina

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 225-230

  Coyne Beasley, Tamera ^a,b,c   Miles, Donna R ^a,b,c   Lees, Abigail C ^a,b,c   Proescholdbell, Scott K ^a,b,c   Ford, Carol A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

disparities; firearms; ownership; storage practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FIREARM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; POVERTY; RACE; SAFETY; STORAGE; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FIREARMS; HUMANS; INCOME; NORTH CAROLINA; OWNERSHIP; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84859631431     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: 15418243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3182503d70     Document Type: Article

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