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Guns, Doctors and Public Health

Author: Mitchell D. Feldman, MD, MPhil

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 10/2016

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We are now all too familiar with the script. Another act of senseless gun violence is followed by shock and disbelief, then outrage, and eventually indifference. Until the next one comes along, and the cycle continues. …

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Title: Guns, Doctors and Public Health
Author: Mitchell D. Feldman, MD, MPhil
Publication date: 01-10-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 10/2016
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-016-3822-z

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