+ Injury prevention advice in top-selling parenting books
- Author:
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Hunter, W. M. / Helou, S. / Saluja, G. / Runyan, C. W. / Coyne-Beasley, T.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Storage, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Child, Injury, Literature, PREVENTION, Parents
The authors reviewed 46 top selling parenting books on health and/or safety published between 1984 and 2003. Of books geared toward parents of younger children, none of the top 10 messages related to...
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+ Firearm Laws, Patients, and the Roles of Psychiatrists
- Author:
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Norris, Donna M. / Price, Marilyn / Gutheil, Thomas / Reid, William H.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- American Journal of Psychiatry
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Education/Counseling, Gun Carrying, Legislation and Policy, Ownership, Surveillance/Data Collection, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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PHYSICIANS, PSYCHIATRISTS, PUERTO Rico, STATUTES, WASHINGTON (D.C.)
The firearms statutes of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico were surveyed from late 2001 through February 2005. Particular attention was paid to the legal access to firearms by...
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+ Effective trauma center partnerships to address firearm injury: a new paradigm
- Author:
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Richmond TS / Schwab CW / Riely J / Branas CC / Cheney R / Dunfey M
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- J Trauma
- Topics:
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Education/Counseling, Legislation and Policy, Local, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Community, data, partnership, surveillance
In this evaluative study, the authors examined the role of trauma centers as lead organizations in local communities for acquiring community-specific firearm injury information and addressing firearm...
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+ Culture affects our beliefs about firearms, but data are also important
- Author:
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Mustard, David B.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- University of Pennsylvania Law Review
- Topics:
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Education/Counseling, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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CRIME, GUN control, cultural values, empirical data, shall-issue law
The author disagrees with an essay by Kahan and Braman that contends that because people’s beliefs about firearms are primarily formed by cultural values, empirical data are unlikely to have much effect...
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