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To the Editor: An independent review of the data from a case–control study of gun ownership as a risk factor for homicide in the home, reported by my colleagues and me (Oct. 7, 1993, issue),¹ has identified an inaccuracy in our response to the letters to the editor about the study (Feb. 3, 1994, issue).² In the fourth paragraph of our response, we reported, "Ninety-three percent of the homicides involving firearms occurred in homes where a gun was kept, according to the proxy respondents." What we should have said was that 93 percent of proxy respondents for victims of homicide . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Guns and Homicide in the Home
Litaker D., Blackman P. H., Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO 63108 , LeClaire J. E., Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO 63108 , Gillette R. D., Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO 63108 , Baranello P., Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO 63108 , Beckmann C. R.B., Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO 63108 , Pipas J. M., Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO 63108 , Kellermann A. L., Somes G., Rivara F. P., Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO 63108 , Kassirer J. P., Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO 63108
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N Engl J Med 1994; 330:365-368, Feb 3, 1994. Correspondence

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