Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence

by Institute of Medicine (Author), National Research Council (Author), Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Edu (Author), Committee on Law and Justice (Author), Bruce M. Altevogt (Editor), Margaret A. McCoy (Editor), Alan I. Leshner (Editor), Arlene F. Lee (Editor), Committee on Priorities for a Public Health Resear (Author), Executive Office Institute of Medicine (Author)

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  Paperback
  2013

  $33.70

  In 2010, more than 105,000 people were injured or killed in the United States as the result of a firearm-related incident. This book focuses on the characteristics of firearm violence, risk and protective factors, interventions and strategies, the impact of gun safety technology, and the influence of video games and other media.