+ 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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+ Unsupervised firearm handling by California adolescents
- Author:
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Miller M / Hemenway D
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Inj Prev
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gun Carrying, Storage
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Storage, demographics, gun, supervision
The authors assess the proportion of adolescents who have handled a gun without adult knowledge or supervision, using data from a random digit dial interview that was conducted with 5801 California adolescents...
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+ Mental illness and access to guns in the United States
- Author:
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Ilgen MA / Zivin K / McCammon RJ / Valenstein M
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Psychiatr Serv
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, Mental Health, Ownership, Storage
- Keywords:
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Gun Access, Mental Disorders, Past Suicidal Behavior, Safety Practices
The authors used data from a 2001 – 2003 national study of approximately 5,700 adults to examine the relationship between mental disorders, past suicidal behavior, and gun access and safety practices...
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