Investing in health is a whole-of-society commitment and a requirement for sustainable development. The links between health, development and economic growth have been well established with abundant evidence that demonstrates the benefits of increased health investment for sustainable human development, economic growth and population well-being.
Objectives. To estimate US public opinion, overall and by gun ownership status, about the public places where legal gun owners should be allowed to carry firearms.
Methods. We fielded an online survey among 3949 adults, including an oversample of gun owners and veterans, in April 2015. We used cross-tabulations with survey weights to generate nationally representative estimates.
Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr.
Ludovic Reveiz
Unit Chief, Science and Knowledge for Impact, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, D.C., United States
Eliane Pereira dos Santos
Technical coordination, Pan American Journal of Public Health, Washington, D.C., United States
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International Classification of Diseases, 11th revision; 2019. Information on the ICD-11 here.
