 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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2016 | 9 | 2 | 11 | | 2017 | 13 | 0 | 13 | | 2018 | 11 | 2 | 13 | | 2019 | 9 | 2 | 11 | | 2020 | 16 | 3 | 19 | | 2021 | 19 | 3 | 22 | | 2022 | 30 | 0 | 30 | | 2023 | 35 | 0 | 35 | | 2024 | 18 | 2 | 20 | | 2025 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Firearms" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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Kafka JM, Lyons VH, Cheung A, Graham LM, AbiNader MA, Adhia A, Mustafah A, Rivara FP. Preventing Intimate Partner Murder-Suicide: A Case-Control Study of Suicidal Males in Abusive Relationships. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Dec; 69(6):108076.
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Wright-Kelly E, Johnson RL, Barnard L, McCarthy V, Brooks-Russell A. Trends in Carrying Handguns Among Florida Adolescents: 2002-2022. Pediatrics. 2025 Aug 01; 156(2).
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Haasz M, Myers MG, Carter PM, Gastineau K, Sokol RL. Caregivers Asking About Firearms in Homes Their Children Visit. Pediatrics. 2025 Jul 01; 156(1).
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Miller M, Wertz J, Swanson SA, Simonetti JA, Zhang Y, Azrael DR. Firearm Storage and Firearm Suicide. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 07 01; 8(7):e2519266.
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Paruk J, Wright-Kelly E, Barnard L, Anestis M. Owner Willingness to Temporarily Store Firearms With Firearm Retailers and Law Enforcement Agencies. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 07 01; 8(7):e2521921.
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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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