The accessibility of firearms and risk for suicide and homicide victimization among household members: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 101-110

  Anglemyer, Andrew ^a   Horvath, Tara ^a   Rutherford, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DATA BASE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FIREARM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMICIDE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893302339     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M13-1301     Document Type: Article

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