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Prevention of Firearm Injury through Policy and Law: The Social Ecological Model
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 January 2021
Abstract
Rates of firearm injury and mortality are far higher in the United States compared to other high-income nations. Patterns of firearm injury have complex causal pathways; different social contexts may be differentially affected by firearm legislation. In the context of the diversity of social, political, and legal approaches at the state level, we suggest the application of the social ecological model as a conceptual public health framework to guide future policy interventions in the U.S.
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- Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 48 , Issue S4: Gun Violence in America: An Interdisciplinary Examination , Winter 2020 , pp. 191 - 197
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- Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2020
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