 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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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2016 | 9 | 2 | 11 | | 2017 | 14 | 0 | 14 | | 2018 | 11 | 1 | 12 | | 2019 | 9 | 2 | 11 | | 2020 | 16 | 3 | 19 | | 2021 | 19 | 3 | 22 | | 2022 | 30 | 0 | 30 | | 2023 | 35 | 0 | 35 | | 2024 | 19 | 2 | 21 | | 2025 | 18 | 2 | 20 | | 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Firearms" by people in Profiles.
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Monteith LL, Polzer ER, Holliday R, Aase DM, Simonetti JA. Lethal means safety for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Veterans: Insights from key informants. PLoS One. 2026; 21(1):e0340962.
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Haasz M, Betz ME, Ambroggio L, Cafferty R, King CA, Wong S, Leonard J, Brooks-Russell A, Sigel E. Acceptability and feasibility of video-based firearm safety education in a Colorado emergency department for caregivers of adolescents in firearm-owning households. Inj Prev. 2026 Jan 20; 32(1):90-97.
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Waddle SD, Thomas A, Campbell BT, Betz ME, Johnson JK, Royan R, Ellyin A, Jang A, Crandall ML, Stey AM. Exploratory qualitative study of firearm storage practices among surgeons in the USA: contexts and motivations. Inj Prev. 2026 Jan 20; 32(1):82-89.
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Lindeque B, Werner H. The ballistic wounding capacity of the 22 Winchester Magnum projectile in the near human porcine tissue model. Injury. 2026 Feb; 57(2):112974.
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Wright-Kelly E, Buck-Atkinson JT, Betz ME, Little K, Little JS, Kingston BE, Sigel E, Arredondo-Mattson S. Firearm businesses as partners in suicide prevention: a cross-sectional study of the Gun Shop Project in Colorado, USA. Inj Prev. 2025 Nov 20; 31(6):527-533.
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Aunon FM, Martino S, Khazanov G, Decker SE, Dobscha S, Simonetti JA. Applying Motivational Interviewing Strategies to Facilitate Secure Firearm Storage During Clinical Encounters-Part 2: Technical Strategies. J Psychiatr Pract. 2025 Nov 01; 31(6):333-336.
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Maksimuk TE, Wright-Kelly E, Little K, Simonetti JA. Behavioral Responses to the Threat of Firearm Violence Among Colorado Adults. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Jan; 70(1):108126.
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Somayaji N, Knapp EA, Churchill ML, Hirko KA, Blackwell CK, Hipwell AE, Cragoe N, Aschner JL, Croen LA, Bastain TM, Elliott AJ, Porucznik CA, Lyall K, Camargo CA, Mirzakhani H, O'Shea TM, Kaplan ZB, O'Connor TG, Karagas MR, Bekelman TA, Brennan PA, Ferrara A, Leve LD, Stroustrup A, Breton CV, Koinis-Mitchell D, D'Sa VA, Deoni S, Yeo AJ, Padula AM, Crifasi CK, Chandran A. Associations between neighborhood-level gun violence and child general health status: An ECHO cohort analysis. Injury. 2025 Nov; 56(11):112752.
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Aunon FM, Martino S, Khazanov G, Decker SE, Dobscha S, Simonetti JA. Applying Motivational Interviewing Strategies to Facilitate Secure Firearm Storage During Clinical Encounters-Part 1: Relational Foundation. J Psychiatr Pract. 2025 Sep 01; 31(5):275-277.
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Walsh AK, Bryan CJ, Anestis MD, Betz ME, Morganstein JC, Heintz Morrissey BA, Godin SJ, Kruger BJ, Vernon E. The Evolution of Project Safe Guard in the National Guard: Toward an Integrated Sustained Approach to Firearm Injury Prevention. Mil Med. 2025 Sep 01; 190(Supplement_2):156-162.
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