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Association of State Firearm Laws With Firearm Ownership and Mortality [PDF]

open access: yesAJPM Focus
Introduction: Firearm injury is a leading cause of death among Americans. Because the right to bear arms is protected by the Second Amendment, policymakers must consider the impact of legislation on both firearm ownership and firearm harms.
Roni Barak Ventura, PhD   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Comparing Firearm to Non-firearm Related Conversations

open access: yes, 2022
This sub-project will investigate differences between firearm and non-firearm related text ...
Caroline Oppenheimer   +6 more
core   +9 more sources

Comparing Firearm Proxies to Legal Firearm Prevalence in Massachusetts

open access: yes, 2022
This project introduces legal firearm prevalence, a measure based on the population of firearm licenses in Massachusetts, in order to evaluate candidate proxies for firearm prevalence in a variety of research ...
Meagan Cahill   +3 more
core   +10 more sources

Firearms as a Market-Driven Epidemic: Potential Pathways to Reduce Preventable Firearm-Related Harm in the United States. [PDF]

open access: yesMilbank Q
Policy Points For half a century, firearm‐related deaths and injuries have been endemic in the United States, with COVID‐19 contributing to a record high of 48,830 deaths in 2021, an epidemic rate increase. By 2023, national trends masked a significant 10‐fold difference in firearm‐related death rates among states.
Rimányi E   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Firearm suicide decedents in the Republic of Ireland, 1980–2005 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Objectives To compare the sociodemographic characteristics of firearms suicide decedents and other suicide decedents in the Republic of Ireland between 1980 and 2005.
Kola, Susanna   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Firearm assaults against US law enforcement officers in the line-of-duty: Associations with firearm ownership and state firearm laws

open access: yesPreventive Medicine Reports, 2022
Law enforcement officers are disproportionately affected by occupational injury. Firearm violence is the second leading cause of occupational mortality for this group behind motor vehicle crashes.
Ariana N. Gobaud   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers to recruitment, retention and intervention delivery in a randomized trial among patients with firearm injuries

open access: yesInjury Epidemiology, 2021
Background We discuss barriers to recruitment, retention, and intervention delivery in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of patients presenting with firearm injuries to a Level 1 trauma center.
Anthony S. Floyd   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Firearm Safety Counseling for Patients: An Interactive Curriculum for Trauma Providers

open access: yesMedEdPORTAL, 2022
Introduction Firearm injuries are a major public health concern. Safe firearm storage is recommended by multiple medical organizations. However, rates of firearm safety counseling are particularly low among trauma providers.
Sarah C. Stokes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Firearm-related experiences and perceptions among United States male veterans: A qualitative interview study

open access: yes, 2020
Background/ObjectiveMale veterans ages 55–74 comprise a disproportionate number of suicide deaths among United States veterans, for whom a majority of suicides are firearm-related.
Brooke Dorsey Holliman (5998775)   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Assessing Social Media Data as a Resource for Firearm Research: Analysis of Tweets Pertaining to Firearm Deaths

open access: yesJournal of Medical Internet Research, 2022
BackgroundHistoric constraints on research dollars and reliable information have limited firearm research. At the same time, interest in the power and potential of social media analytics, particularly in health contexts, has ...
Lisa Singh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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