title: Firearms and family violence.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kellermann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heron
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005389:Firearms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006708:Homicide / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D010067:Ownership / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010819:Physician's Role; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology