The American College of Preventive Medicine Policy Recommendations on Reducing and Preventing Firearm-Related Injuries and Deaths

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1084-1089

  Strong, Bethany L ^a   Ballard, Sarah Blythe ^b   Braund, Wendy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Wyoming Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DEATH; FUNDING; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STORAGE; WEAPON; FIREARM; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PUBLIC POLICY;

FIREARMS; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 84996539883     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.09.023     Document Type: Article

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