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MeSH Heading: Firearms
Tree Number(s): J01.637.870.350
Unique ID: D005389
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005389
Annotation: ballistics goes here only if pertinent to nature of firearm; wound ballistics goes under BALLISTICS, WOUND see WOUNDS, GUNSHOT & FORENSIC MEDICINE if pertinent
Scope Note: Small-arms weapons, including handguns, pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, etc.
Entry Term(s): Guns; Rifles; Shotguns
See Also: Wounds, Gunshot
Public MeSH Note: 87
History Note: 87
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/18
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

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