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Children and Firearms in the Home: A Southwestern Ohio Ambulatory Research Network (SOAR-Net) Study
Shalini G. Forbis, Terence R. McAllister, Susan M. Monk, Christopher A. Schlorman, Adrienne Stolfi and John M. Pascoe
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine July 2007, 20 (4) 385-391; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2007.04.060118
Shalini G. Forbis
MD, MPH
Terence R. McAllister
MD
Susan M. Monk
MD
Christopher A. Schlorman
MPH
Adrienne Stolfi
MSPH

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The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine
Vol. 20, Issue 4
July-August 2007
Children and Firearms in the Home: A Southwestern Ohio Ambulatory Research Network (SOAR-Net) Study
Shalini G. Forbis, Terence R. McAllister, Susan M. Monk, Christopher A. Schlorman, Adrienne Stolfi, John M. Pascoe
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jul 2007, 20 (4) 385-391; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.04.060118
Children and Firearms in the Home: A Southwestern Ohio Ambulatory Research Network (SOAR-Net) Study
Shalini G. Forbis, Terence R. McAllister, Susan M. Monk, Christopher A. Schlorman, Adrienne Stolfi, John M. Pascoe
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jul 2007, 20 (4) 385-391; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.04.060118
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