"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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Firearms" by people in Profiles.
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Youth Hospitalized for Suicidality: Caregiver Perspectives on Firearm Safety Guidance. Pediatrics. 2025 Aug 01; 156(2).
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Receptivity of providing firearm safety storage devices to parents along with firearms safety education. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1352400.
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Firearm injuries treated at trauma centers in the United States. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 06 01; 96(6):955-964.
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Gun Safety Revisited. J Psychiatr Pract. 2022 07 01; 28(4):273-274.
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Documentation of Firearm Safety Screening During Emergency Department Visits for Assault-Related Injury. Health Promot Pract. 2022 11; 23(6):941-943.
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#ThisIsOurLane - Firearm Safety as Health Care's Highway. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jan 31; 380(5):405-407.
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Serious, Nonlethal Firearm-Related Injuries in the United States: Compiling the Evidence. Am J Public Health. 2017 08; 107(8):e24-e25.
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Survey of American College of Surgeons Committee on trauma members on firearm injury: Consensus and opportunities. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 05; 82(5):877-886.
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A turbulent transition. J Psychiatr Pract. 2013 Jan; 19(1):1.
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Unintentional firearm death across the urban-rural landscape in the United States. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Oct; 73(4):1006-10.