Injuries due to firearms in three cities

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 335, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 1438-1444

  Kellermann, Arthur L ^a   Rivara, Frederick P ^b   Lee, Roberta K ^c   Banton, Joyce G ^d   Cummings, Peter ^b   Hackman, Bela B ^d   Somes, Grant ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FIREARM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE; TENNESSEE; TEXAS; VIOLENCE; WASHINGTON; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0029804302     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199611073351906     Document Type: Article

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