National estimates of non-fatal firearm related injuries other than gunshot wounds

Injury Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 268-274

  Hootman, Jennifer M ^a   Annest, J L ^b   Mercy, J A ^b   Ryan, G W ^b   Hargarten, S W ^c  

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

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

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Firearms; Surveillance; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034545787     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.6.4.268     Document Type: Article

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