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Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Older Adults in Six U.S. States: A Descriptive Study

Marian E. Betza Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA;b Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA;c VA Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Aurora, Colorado, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Shannon Frattarolid Center for Gun Violence Solutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USAView further author information
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Christopher E. Knoepkeb Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA;e Adult & Child Consortium for Outcomes Research & Delivery Science, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA;f Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USAView further author information
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Rachel Johnsong Center for Innovative Design & Analysis, Department of Biostatistics & Informatics, Colorado School of Public health, Aurora, Colorado, USAView further author information
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Annette Christyh Department of Mental Health Law and Policy at the de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USAView further author information
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Julia P. Schleimeri Violence Prevention Research Program, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA;j Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA;k Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USAView further author information
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Veronica A. Peari Violence Prevention Research Program, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USAView further author information
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Megan McCarthyb Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USAView further author information
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Reena Kapoorl Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USAView further author information
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Michael A. Norkol Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USAView further author information
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Ali Rowhani-Rahbarj Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA;k Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USAView further author information
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Wenjuan Mam Center for Statistical Training and Consulting, Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan, USAView further author information
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Garen J. Wintemutei Violence Prevention Research Program, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USAView further author information
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Jeffrey W. Swansonn Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USAView further author information
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April M. Zeolio Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA;p Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAView further author information
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Pages 536-543 | Published online: 09 Sep 2023

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