Firearm- and non-firearm-related homicide among children: An international comparison

Homicide Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-95

  Krug, Etienne G ^a   Mercy, James A ^a   Dahlberg, Linda L ^a   Powell, Kenneth E ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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EID: 0012978353     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767998002001006     Document Type: Article

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