Gun Violence: A Biopsychosocial Disease

Gun violence is a complex biopsychosocial disease and as such, requires a multidisciplinary approach to understanding and treatment. Framing gun violence as a disease places it firmly within medical and public health practice. By applying the disease model to gun violence, it is possible to explore...

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Main Authors: Stephen W. Hargarten, E. Brooke Lerner, Marc Gorelick, Karen Brasel, Terri deRoon-Cassini, Sara Kohlbeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2018-10-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/00v8w13z