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Student Perceptions and Practices Regarding Carrying Concealed Handguns on University Campuses

Amy Thompson PhD, CHES Department of Health Professions, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
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James H. Price PhD, MPH Department of Health Professions, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
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Joseph A. Dake PhD, MPH Department of Health Professions, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
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Karen Teeple Department of Health Professions, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
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Sara Bassler MPH, PA Department of Health Professions, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
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Jagdish Khubchandani PhD, MPH, MBBS Department of Physiology and Health Science, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
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Dianne Kerr PhD, MCHES Department of Health Education and Promotion, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
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Jodi Brookins Fisher PhD, MCHES Department of Health Science, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
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Megan Rickard PhD, CHES School of Health Promotion and Human Performance, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
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Lorette Oden PhD, MBA Department of Health Science, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
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Amos Aduroja PhD, CHES Department of Human Performance and Health Education, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Adrian Lyde PhD, CHES Department of Health Science, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
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Kathy Philips PhD, MCHES Department of Health Studies, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
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Mathew Adeyanju PhD, CHES Department of Health Professions, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
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Brandon Eggleston PhD College of Health Professions, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan
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Shiaw-Fen Ferng-Kuo PhD, MPH Health Services Program, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
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Daniel Duquette EdD, CHES Department of Applied Health Sciences, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
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Karla Bartholomew PhD, JD Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, University of Wisconsin La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin
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Chris Stratton MS Zilber School of Public Health, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Pages 243-253 | Received 27 Aug 2012, Accepted 22 Apr 2013, Published online: 14 Jun 2013

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