Lethal firearm-related violence against canadian women: Did tightening gun laws have an impact on women's health and safety

Violence and Victims

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 875-883

  Mcphedran, Samara ^a   Mauser, Gary ^b  

^a International Coalition for Women in Shooting and Hunting   (Australia)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Domestic; Firearms; Intimate partner; Violence; Women

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CRIME VICTIM; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

CANADA; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 84884956118     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-12-00145     Document Type: Article

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