Firearm Homicide and Firearm Suicide: Opposite but Equal
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Firearm availability and unintentional firearm deaths, suicide, and homicide among 5-14 year olds.
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Reports
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0033-3549,1468-2877
DOI: 10.1177/003335490411900203