Trends in BB/pellet gun injuries in children and teenagers in the United States, 1985-99

Injury Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 185-191

  Nguyen, M H ^a   Annest, J Lee ^a   Mercy, J A ^a   Ryan, G W ^a   Fingerhut, L A ^b  

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

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0036716047     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.8.3.185     Document Type: Article

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