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Documentation of Screening for Firearm Access by Healthcare Providers in the Veterans Healthcare Sys...

Documentation of Screening for Firearm Access by Healthcare Providers in the Veterans Healthcare Sys...

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Documentation of Screening for Firearm Access by Healthcare Providers in the Veterans Healthcare System: A Retrospective Study

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Documentation of Screening for Firearm Access by Healthcare Providers in the Veterans Healthcare System: A Retrospective Study

Publisher

Orange: University of California Digital Library - eScholarship

Journal title

The western journal of emergency medicine, 2021-05, Vol.22 (3), p.525-532

Language

English

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Orange: University of California Digital Library - eScholarship

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Introduction: Presence of a firearm is associated with increased risk of violence and suicide. United States military veterans are at disproportionate risk of suicide. Routine healthcare provider screening of firearm access may prompt counseling on safe storage and handling of firearms. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency wit...

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Full title

Documentation of Screening for Firearm Access by Healthcare Providers in the Veterans Healthcare System: A Retrospective Study

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_4cee7bf123ae49618cdaf63fe43cee56

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_4cee7bf123ae49618cdaf63fe43cee56

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ISSN

1936-900X,1936-9018

E-ISSN

1936-900X,1936-9018

DOI

10.5811/westjem.2021.4.51203

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