Gun injury prevention comes of age

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 213-218

  Christoffel, Katherine Kaufer ^a,b   Longjohn, Matt Moyer ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Children s Memorial Institute for Education and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMICS; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036686908     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200208000-00003     Document Type: Article

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