+ Small Arms and Light Weapons: A Public Health Approach
- Author:
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Cukier, W.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Brown Journal of World Affairs
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Gun Carrying, Homicide, International, Public Health, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Arms control, ILLEGAL arms transfers, International cooperation, PUBLIC health -- International cooperation
The author summarizes the global burden of firearms involved in murder, suicide and accidents, both in terms of human lives lost, as well as regarding economic, social and political conditions. The author...
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+ Firearm Injury Prevention: Failure of Gun-Safety Education
- Author:
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Dowd MD / Sege R / Smith GA / Wright JL
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Pediatrics: American Academy of Pediatrics;
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Gun Carrying, Public Health, Storage
- Keywords:
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Children, SAFETY education, critique, gun handling
The authors comment on another researcher’s published study, which demonstrated that gun-safety education among young children does not prevent children’s subsequent handling of guns in naturalistic settings...
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+ Reliability of a Short Gun Questionnaire
- Author:
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Zun, Leslie S. / Downey, La Vonne
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Southern Medical Journal
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gun Carrying, Medical, Ownership, Public Health, Surveillance/Data Collection
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Youth, convenience sample, gun accessibility, gun questionnaire
The authors developed and tested a seven-question gun questionnaire asking about gun accessibility, ownership and usage from a much longer gun survey and compared the reliability of the two versions to...
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+ Demographic, intrinsic, and extrinsic factors associated with weapon carrying at school
- Author:
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Kodjo, C. M. / Auinger, P. / Ryan, S. A.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
- Topics:
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Gender, Gun Carrying, Public Health, Students
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Male, cross-sectional study, school weapon carrying
The authors evaluated the prevalence of weapon carrying at school and associated risk factors for adolescent males and females in this cross-sectional study, using the 1994-1995 National Longitudinal...
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+ Neighborhood predictors of concealed firearm carrying among children and adolescents - Results from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods
- Author:
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Molnar BE / Miller MJ / Azrael D / Buka SL
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, Public Health, Social Science
- Keywords:
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Chicago, Neighborhood, concealed firearms
The authors examined the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and carrying of concealed firearms by Chicago youth aged 9 to 19 years, using data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago...
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+ Associations between adolescent drinking and driving involvement and self-reported risk and protective factors in students in public schools in Washington State
- Author:
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Sabel JC / Bensley LS / Van Eenwyk J
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, Public Health, State, Students
- Keywords:
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drinking, driving
The authors examined the associations between drinking and driving behaviors with risk and protective factors in the community and individual level. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a school-based survey...
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+ Call to arms?
- Author:
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Hodgson, K.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Health Facil Manage
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, Medical, Public Health, Self-defense Gun Use/Deterrence
- Keywords:
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GUIDELINES, armed officer, gun, hospital
The author discusses the considerations regarding arming police officers in hospitals. He suggests the importance of clearly defined and well-communicated guidelines for the use of guns by hospital officers,...
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+ Gun Control: Placing Costs in Context
- Author:
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Boyd, Neil
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Canadian Journal of Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, International, Legislation and Policy, Ownership, Public Health
- Keywords:
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Canada, firearm, gun registry
The author considers the decrease in firearm deaths observed in Canada and its association with the Canadian gun registry effort. He suggests that the decrease reflects cultural change, and was not merely...
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+ Technologies to Detect Concealed Weapons: Fourth Amendment Limits on a New Public Health and Law Enforcement Tool
- Author:
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Vernick, Jon S. / Pierce, Matthew W. / Webster, Daniel W. / Johnson, Sara B. / Frattaroli, Shannon
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, Law Enforcement, Public Health
- Keywords:
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Fourth Amendment, court, scanning, technology
The authors examine the impact of gun carrying on public health and law enforcement response in the absence of new technology to assist them. They describe gun scanning technology currently in development...
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+ Making Corporate and Criminal America Less Violent: Public Norms and Structural Reforms
- Author:
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Hagan, J. / Foster, H.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Contemporary Sociology
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, Homicide, International, Legislation and Policy, Public Health, Public Opinion
- Keywords:
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HOMICIDE, gun control policy, gun violence, handguns, record checks, registration
The authors compare the gun control policies of the U.S. and Canada, arguing that Canada’s restrictive gun control policies as opposed to America’s permissive policies may explain why gun-related homicide...
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