Citation

Pierson J, Viera AJ, Barnhouse KK, Tulsky JA, Richman BD, Goldstein AO. New Engl. J. Med. 2014; 370(25): 2453-2454.

Affiliation

University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Massachusetts Medical Society)

DOI

10.1056/NEJMc1401815

PMID

24941197

Abstract

In many states, a physician's assessment of competency to carry a concealed weapon is required before a permit is issued. In a survey of North Carolina physicians, the majority reported that they could not adequately assess patients' ability to safely use a concealed weapon.

Language: en