Morbidity and injury recurrence in victims of firearm injuries

Public Health

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-46

  Ponzer, S ^a   Bergman, B ^b   Brismar, B ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic trauma syndrome risk taking; Drug abuse; Firearm injuries; Recurrence; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK; SYNDROME; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL READMISSION; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT READMISSION; RECURRENCE; RISK-TAKING; SWEDEN; SYNDROME; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0029715895     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(96)80034-5     Document Type: Article

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