Open AccessChild Access Prevention Firearm Laws and Firearm Fatalities Among Children Aged 0 to 14 Years, 1991-2016
Author(s) -
Hooman Azad,
Michael C. Monuteaux,
Chris A. Rees,
Michael Siegel,
Rebekah Mannix,
Lois K. Lee,
Karen Sheehan,
Eric W. Fleegler
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.6227
Subject(s) - medicine , injury prevention , suicide prevention , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , occupational safety and health , medical emergency , environmental health , pediatrics , pathology
Firearms caused more than 500 pediatric fatalities in 2017-a 50% increase from 2009. Laws regulating firearms are one approach to reducing pediatric firearm fatalities.
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