School-associated violent deaths in the United States, 1992 to 1994

JAMA

Volumn 275, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 1729-1733

  Kachur, S Patrick ^a,f   Stennies, Gail M ^a   Powell, Kenneth E ^a   Modzeleski, William ^c   Stephens, Ronald ^d   Murphy, Rosemary ^e   Kresnow, Marcie Jo ^a   Sleet, David ^a,b   Lowry, Richard ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c United States Department of Education   (United States)

^d National School Safety Center   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE   (United States)

^f NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0029885356     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.275.22.1729     Document Type: Article

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