Intersection of Surging Firearm Sales and COVID-19, Psychological Distress, and Health Disparities in the US—A Call for Action
- 4 January 2021
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Network Open
- Vol. 4 (1), e2034017
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.34017
Abstract
Mass shooting events (eg, Sandy Hook, San Bernardino) and national elections have historically been associated with increased firearm sales in the US. Against tThis publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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