+ Screening for adolescent firearms-carrying: one more way to save a life
- Author:
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Larkin, G. L.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Ann Emerg Med
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gun Carrying, Mental Health, Prevention, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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FiGHTS, Youth Behavior Risk Survey, adolescent firearm-carrying, screening
The author comments on the FiGHTS instrument, published by Hayes and Sege, a screening tool for adolescent firearm-carrying. He notes that the brief version of FiGHTS could include several more items...
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+ The Role of Alcohol and Drug Consumption in Determining Physical Fights and Weapon Carrying by Teenagers
- Author:
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Markowitz, S.. / .
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, NBER Working Papers: 7500, 2000.
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gun Carrying, Students
- Keywords:
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Alcoholy, Drug Use, Gun carrying, physical fights, teenagers.
To determine if alcohol or drug use is associated with violent behaviors among teenagers, as measured by physical fighting, carrying a gun, or carrying other types of weapons, data from the Youth Risk...
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