What is Taught on Firearm Safety in Undergraduate, Graduate, and Continuing Medical Education? A Review of Educational Programs

Academic Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 821-824

  Puttagunta, R ^a   Coverdale, T R ^b   Coverdale, J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Firearm safety; Gun violence; Medical professionals and trainees; Teaching

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMBASE; FIREARM; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDLINE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PEDIATRICIAN; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCINFO; RESIDENT; SAFETY; SCOPUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIOLENCE; CURRICULUM; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; SAFETY; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 84988423422     PISSN: 10429670     EISSN: 15457230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40596-016-0490-6     Document Type: Review

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