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Control # 1 hbl99034474
Control # Id 3 GCG
Date 5 20190911110709.0
Fixed Data 8 031107s2004 miua b s001 0 eng
LC Card 10    $a 2003024583
ISBN 20    $a0472114050 (cloth : alk. paper)
Local Ctrl # 35    $a(DNLM)101196838
Obsolete 39    $a245107$cTLC
Cat. Source 40    $aDNLM/DLC$cDLC$dDLC$dGCG
Authen. Ctr. 42    $apcc
Geog. Area 43    $an-us---
LC Call 50 00 $aRD96.3$b.H45 2004
NLM Call # 60 10 $aWO 807$bH498p 2004
Dewey Class 82 00 $a617.1/45/0973$222
ME:Pers Name 100 $aHemenway, David,$d1945-
Title 245 10 $aPrivate guns, public health /$cDavid Hemenway.
Imprint 260    $aAnn Arbor :$bUniversity of Michigan Press,$cc2004.
Phys Descrpt 300    $axiv, 326 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
Note:Bibliog 504    $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-300) and indexes.
Note:Content 505 $aThe scope of the gun problem -- The facts about gun ownership -- What public health means in practice -- The scientific basis of injury control -- The wrong medicine: "good guys" and "bad guys" -- Gun accidents -- Suicides -- Homicides -- Other gun-related crimes -- The myth and reality of deterrence -- How common is self-defense gun use? -- Is more better? -- How effective is self-defense gun use? -- Guns in the home -- Guns in schools -- Guns in public -- Young children -- Adolescents and young adults -- Women -- African Americans -- Manufacturers -- Licensed dealers -- The unregulated market -- The second amendment -- Public opinion -- Evaluating regulation -- The wrong arguments -- Lessons from other products -- Lessons from other countries -- International effects of our permissive policies -- A brief history of firearms law -- Reasonable policies -- Public health surveillance.
Local Note 590    $aRecommended in Resources for College Libraries
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aGunshot wounds$zUnited States$xPrevention.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aFirearms$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aGun control$zUnited States.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aMedical policy$zUnited States.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aFirearms ownership$zUnited States.