Association between Substance Use and Gun-Related Behaviors

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 46-61

  Chen, Danhong ^a   Wu, Li Tzy ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

gun related behaviors; mental disorders; substance use

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; CANNABIS USE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG USE; ETHNICITY; FIREARM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW; SEX; SUBSTANCE USE; SUICIDE; TOBACCO USE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

FIREARMS; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84960081848     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: 14786729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxv013     Document Type: Review

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