Firearm prohibition for persons convicted of violent crimes: A potential non-legislative approach

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Wright, Mona A ^a   Wintemute, Garen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CRIME; FEMALE; FIREARM; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; OFFENDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMMERCE; CRIME; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; FIREARMS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904604155     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.04.008     Document Type: Letter

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