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No one is teaching doctors how to ask if guns are in the home

Consumer Corner October 31, 2018 WABE 0

Only about one in five doctors ask their patients about their access to firearms. Part of the reason why doctors don’t ask about guns along with... No one is teaching doctors how to ask if guns are in the home

Only about one in five doctors ask their patients about their access to firearms. Part of the reason why doctors don’t ask about guns along with cigarettes, alcohol and seat belts goes back to medical school.


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