 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 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 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 | 34 | 0 | 34 | | 2024 | 19 | 2 | 21 | | 2025 | 19 | 2 | 21 | | 2026 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Firearms" by people in Profiles.
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Baker JC, Anestis MD, Meza KA, Moceri-Brooks J, Bletz A, Friedman K, Ho RA, Bryan AO, Bryan CJ, Betz ME. Military spouse and key stakeholder perspectives of effective messaging for US service members on secure storage of personal firearms: a qualitative study. Inj Prev. 2026 Jul 20; 32(4):642-647.
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ChurchilL ML, Knapp EA, Mccourt AD, Somayaji N, Blackwell CK, Avalos LA, Hirko KA, Lewinn KZ, Lewis J, Zhu Y, Hipwell AE, Karagas MR, Lyall K, Ganiban JM, Paneth N, O'shea TM, Johnson CC, Camargo CA, Crifasi CK, Chandran A. Evaluation of the United States' Permitless Concealed Carry Laws and Child Health in the ECHO Cohort. Health Hum Rights. 2026 Jun; 28(1):23-40.
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Simonetti JA, King SE, Holliday R, Khazanov GK, Smith A, Bahraini N, Brenner LA, Matarazzo BB. Clinician-documented Firearm Access and Safety Interventions for Veterans Receiving Suicide Risk Evaluation in VA Emergency Care Settings. West J Emerg Med. 2026 May 19; 27(3):784-793.
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Rasti AR, Betz ME, Finn J, Boffa JW, Berkowitz S, Flarity KM, Simonetti J, Stanley IH. PTSD symptoms and firearm storage practices among adults in the United States: Examining trauma history subgroups. J Psychiatr Res. 2026 Sep; 200:20-25.
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Eisenhauer IF, Paruk J, Cozza SJ, Limbacher S, Finn J, Harnke B, Flarity KM, Betz ME, Brooks-Russell A, Stanley IH. Firearm Access Among Military-Connected Youth: A Systematic Review. Mil Med. 2026 May 01; 191(5-6):e957-e963.
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Blanchard AM, Tejada J, Pettway S, Cornell E, Hoffmann JA, Patel SR, Chernick LS, Betz ME, Auerbach RP, Asarnow J, Dayan PS. Lock and Protect, Reducing Access to Adolescent Means of Suicide: A Pilot Feasibility Study. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 May; 33(5):e70313.
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Seewald LA, Myers Mph MG, Zimmerman MA, Walton MA, Haasz M, Carter PM. Rates and characteristics of firearm access rules among U.S. parents of high-school age teens. Prev Med. 2026 06; 207:108553.
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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 01 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 01 20; 32(1):82-89.
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