Firearm injury among urban youth during the last decade: An escalation in violence

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 949-952

  Nance, Michael L ^a   Stafford, Perry W ^b   Schwab, C William ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Firearm; Gunshot wounds; Injury; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ASSAULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030754612     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90375-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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