The impact of spikes in handgun acquisitions on firearm-related harms
Abstract Background Research has documented sharp and short-lived increases in firearm acquisitions immediately following high-profile mass shootings and specific elections, increasing exposure to firearms at the community level. We exploit cross-city variation in the estimated number of excess hand...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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| Series: | Injury Epidemiology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40621-019-0212-0 |