Fatal firearm-related injury surveillance in Maryland

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 46-56

  Wiersema, Brian ^a   Loftin, Colin ^b   Mullen, Robert C ^c   Daub, Erich M ^c   Sheppard, Monique A ^c   Smialek, John E ^d   McDowall, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Maryland Dept of Hlth/Mental Hyg   (United States)

^d OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; GUNSHOT INJURY; MORTALITY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031661896     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00055-5     Document Type: Article

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