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LEADER: 01971cam a22003134a 4500
001 2007275405
003 DLC
005 20080407072459.0
008 070516s2006 miua b s001 0 eng
010 $a 2007275405
020 $a0472031627 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aRD96.3$b.H45 2006
082 00 $a617.1/450973$222
100 1 $aHemenway, David.
245 10 $aPrivate guns, public health /$cDavid Hemenway ; with a new afterword.
250 $aPaperback ed.
260 $aAnn Arbor :$bUniversity of Michigan Press,$c2006.
300 $axiv, 360 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 289-334).
505 0 $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.
650 0 $aGunshot wounds$zUnited States$xPrevention.
650 0 $aFirearms$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States.
650 0 $aGun control$zUnited States.
650 0 $aMedical policy$zUnited States.
650 0 $aFirearms ownership$zUnited States.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007275405-d.html