Interpreting the empirical evidence on illegal gun market dynamics

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 779-793

  Braga, Anthony A ^a,b   Wintemute, Garen J ^c   Pierce, Glenn L ^d   Cook, Philip J ^e   Ridgeway, Greg ^f  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Gun policy; Gun trafficking; Gun violence; Injury prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CRIME; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; OFFENDER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

COMMERCE; CRIME; CRIMINALS; FIREARMS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 84868212764     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9681-y     Document Type: Article

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