Fatal firearm injuries in Finland: A nationwide survey

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 328-331

  Makitie I ^a   Pihlajamäki, Harri ^b  

^a FINNISH DEFENCE FORCES   (Finland)

^b CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Firearm injury; Gunshot wounds; Trauma care; Trauma incidence

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NECK INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX INJURY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036971644     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690209100403     Document Type: Article

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