Citation

Kellermann A, Heron SL. Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 1999; 17(3): 699-716, viii.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10516848

Abstract

Firearms contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality in family violence. This article discusses the debate on gun use for protection and guns in the home. Weapons-related risks in the setting of intimate partner violence are closely reviewed. Recommendations for physicians are discussed in the context of firearms and family violence.