Ending the silence on gun violence

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 333-338

  Brent, David A ^a   Miller, Matthew J ^b   Loeber, Rolf ^a   Mulvey, Edward P ^a   Birmaher, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD PSYCHIATRY; FIREARM; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879506455     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2013.01.006     Document Type: Editorial

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