| Titre : | State estimates of household exposure to firearms, loaded firearms, and handguns, 1991 through 1995. (1998) |
| Auteurs : | K.E. POWELL ; S. BLAND ; B.C. JACKLIN ; D.E. NELSON ; Division of Adult and Community Health. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. USA ; Division of Violence Prevention. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta. USA |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 88, n° 6, 1998) |
| Pagination : | 969-972 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Traumatisme ; Violence ; Prévalence ; Evolution ; Victime ; Homme ; Etats Unis ; Amérique du Nord ; Amérique ; Epidémiologie ; Maltraitance |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST R0x0htYr. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. Variations among states in household exposure to firearms, loaded firearms, and hand-guns were examined. Methods. Date from the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System in 22 states were used to estimate the prevalence of adults and children exposed to householf firearms. Results. The prevalence of adults living in households with firearms ranged from 12% to 57% ; the corresponding ranges were 1% to 23% for loaded firearms and 5% to 36% for handguns. The prevalence of children less than 18 years of age living in households with loaded firearms ranged from 2% to 12%. Conclusions. Important variations among states exist in the prevalence of adults and children living in households with firearms, loaded firearms, and hanguns. |
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