Firearm-Related Injury and Death in the United States: A Call to Action From the Nation's Leading Physician and Public Health Professional Organizations.

Robert M McLean Patrice Harris John Cullen Ronald V Maier Kyle E Yasuda Bruce J Schwartz Georges C Benjamin

Ann Intern Med

American Public Health Association, Washington, DC (G.C.B.).

Published: October 2019

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