Talking About "Firearm Injury" and "Gun Violence": Words Matter

Marian E Betz¹, Jill Harkavy-Friedman¹, Fatimah Loren Dreier¹, Rob Pincus¹, Megan L Ranney¹

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¹ Marian E. Betz is with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the VA Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Aurora. Jill Harkavy-Friedman is with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, New York, NY. Fatimah Loren Dreier is with the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention, Philadelphia, PA. Rob Pincus is with the Second Amendment Organization, San Antonio, TX; Walk The Talk America, Las Vegas, NV; and the Center for Gun Rights & Responsibilities, New York, NY. Megan L. Ranney is with the Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI.

PMID: 34878863
PMCID: PMC8667825
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306525

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Talking About "Firearm Injury" and "Gun Violence": Words Matter

Marian E Betz et al. Am J Public Health. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;111(12):2105-2110.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306525.

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Marian E Betz¹, Jill Harkavy-Friedman¹, Fatimah Loren Dreier¹, Rob Pincus¹, Megan L Ranney¹

Affiliation

¹ Marian E. Betz is with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the VA Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Aurora. Jill Harkavy-Friedman is with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, New York, NY. Fatimah Loren Dreier is with the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention, Philadelphia, PA. Rob Pincus is with the Second Amendment Organization, San Antonio, TX; Walk The Talk America, Las Vegas, NV; and the Center for Gun Rights & Responsibilities, New York, NY. Megan L. Ranney is with the Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI.

PMID: 34878863
PMCID: PMC8667825
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306525

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