Prevalence of Household Firearms and Firearm-Storage Practices in the 50 States and the District of Columbia: Findings From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002
Open Access
- 1 September 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in PEDIATRICS
- Vol. 116 (3), e370-e376
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2005-0300
Abstract
Objectives. To examine the prevalence of household firearms and firearm-storage practices in the 50 states and the District of Columbia and estimate the number of children exposed to unsafe storage practices.Keywords
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