Associations of firearm dealer openings with firearm self-harm deaths and injuries: A differences-in-differences analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Firearm dealer density is correlated with firearm interpersonal violence, but no quasi-experimental studies have assessed whether changes in dealer density lead to changes in firearm self-harm injuries and deaths. We assessed whether openings of firearm dealers are ass...

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Main Authors: Ellicott C Matthay, Kriszta Farkas, Dana E Goin, Kara E Rudolph, Veronica A Pear, Jennifer Ahern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248130