 Firearms
"Firearms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Small-arms weapons, including handguns, pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, etc.
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D005389
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.637.870.350
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Firearms".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Firearms" by people in this website by year, and whether "Firearms" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2016 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2017 | 13 | 0 | 13 | | 2018 | 11 | 2 | 13 | | 2019 | 9 | 2 | 11 | | 2020 | 16 | 2 | 18 | | 2021 | 20 | 3 | 23 | | 2022 | 30 | 0 | 30 | | 2023 | 34 | 0 | 34 | | 2024 | 17 | 2 | 19 | | 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Firearms" by people in Profiles.
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Betz ME, Meza K, Friedman K, Moceri-Brooks J, Johnson ML, Simonetti J, Baker JC, Bryan CJ, Anestis MD. 'Whether it's your weapon or not, it's your home': US military spouse perspectives on personal firearm storage. BMJ Mil Health. 2025 May 21; 171(3):227-232.
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Waddle SD, Sambaraju L, Peters XD, Borrup K, Croteau A, Jacome TH, Allee L, Daley B, Schroeppel TJ, Lamis DA, Fish M, Davis G, Bard H, Nordstrom C, Tuggle D, Bulger EM, Nathens AB, Campbell BT. Geri-screen: A multicenter trial of a novel screening tool for depression and suicide risk among US trauma patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Jun 01; 98(6):885-889.
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Robison M, Rice TB, Hom MA, Chu C, Anestis MD, Joiner TE, Stanley IH. Suicide Plans Involving a Firearm and Levels of Suicidal Intent Among Firefighters. Crisis. 2025 Mar; 46(2):78-84.
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Jacobson CL, Choudhury R, Broad A, Maw AM, Wolf C, Adams B, Drabkin A. Understanding and promoting equitable post-discharge care in firearm injury survivors: a retrospective chart review. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 29; 15(1):3718.
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Khazanov G, Spitzer E, Thomas S, Brenner LA, Simonetti JA. Financial barriers and facilitators to secure firearm and medication storage among veterans with elevated suicide risk: a qualitative study. Inj Prev. 2025 Jan 23; 31(1):73-76.
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Trujeque J, Dudley RA, Mesfin N, Ingraham NE, Ortiz I, Bangerter A, Chakraborty A, Schutte D, Yeung J, Liu Y, Woodward-Abel A, Bromley E, Zhang R, Brenner LA, Simonetti JA. Comparison of six natural language processing approaches to assessing firearm access in Veterans Health Administration electronic health records. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2025 Jan 01; 32(1):113-118.
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Rodriguez TR, Bandel SL, Bond AE, Anestis MD, Anestis JC. Predictors of recent mental health service utilization among firearm-owning US service members with high levels of psychological distress. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2025 Apr; 55(2):e13155.
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Kassabian S, Gissen M, Kenny J. Reducing death by suicide by addressing well-being and firearm access: A both/and policy approach. Fam Syst Health. 2024 Dec; 42(4):651-655.
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Haasz M, Doh KF, Hanson HR, Pomerantz WJ, Agrawal N, Beckworth K, Chaudhary S, Clukies L, Fleegler EW, Formica MK, Gallardo A, Kiragu A, Laraque-Arena D, Levas MN, Levine MC, McKay S, McFadden T, Monroe K, Lee LK. Pediatric firearm injuries and socioeconomic vulnerability before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Feb; 88:84-90.
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Beidas RS, Linn KA, Boggs JM, Marcus SC, Hoskins K, Jager-Hyman S, Johnson C, Maye M, Quintana L, Wolk CB, Wright L, Pappas C, Beck A, Bedjeti K, Buttenheim AM, Daley MF, Elias M, Lyons J, Martin ML, McArdle B, Ritzwoller DP, Small DS, Williams NJ, Zhang S, Ahmedani BK. Implementation of a Secure Firearm Storage Program in Pediatric Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Nov 01; 178(11):1104-1113.
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