Physician attitudes and experience with permit applications for concealed weapons

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 370, Issue 25, 2014, Pages 2453-2454

  Pierson, John ^a   Viera, Anthony J ^a   Barnhouse, Kathy K ^a   Tulsky, James A ^b   Richman, Barak D ^b   Goldstein, Adam O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNIST; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL COMPETENCE; LETTER; LICENSING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL CAPACITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; WEAPON;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902595082     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1401815     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Gun control: states' laws and requirements for concealed carry permits vary across the nation. Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office, 2012. (Report no. GAO-12-717.)
2. Jones A. Illinois abolishes ban on carrying concealed weapons. Wall Street Journal. July 9, 2013 (http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/ SB10001424127887324867904578596150074731668).
3. Goldstein AO, Barnhouse KK, Viera AJ, Tulsky JA, Richman BD. Assessing competency for concealed-weapons permits - the physician's role. N Engl J Med 2013;368:2251-3.