Temporary transfer of firearms from the home to prevent suicide: Legal obstacles and recommendations

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 96-101

  McCourt, Alexander D ^a   Vernick, Jon S ^a   Betz, Marian E ^b   Brandspigel, Sara ^c   Runyan, Carol W ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIFORNIA; COLORADO; FIREARM; HOME; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MARYLAND; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LICENSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; COLORADO; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STATE GOVERNMENT; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 85011266607     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.5704     Document Type: Article

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