State firearm laws, firearm ownership, and safety practices among families of preschool-aged children

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1080-1086

  Prickett, Kate C ^a   Martin Storey, Alexa ^b   Crosnoe, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY; FIREARM; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FIREARMS; HUMANS; OWNERSHIP; SAFETY; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900993024     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301928     Document Type: Article

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