Withdrawal of taser electroshock devices: Too much, too soon [4]

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 300-301

  Bozeman, William P ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PHENCYCLIDINE;

BEHAVIOR; CALCULATION; CAR; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EXERCISE; EXPOSURE; FIREARM; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART; INJURY; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; POLICE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

CAUSE OF DEATH; ELECTRIC INJURIES; ELECTROSHOCK; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24044523583     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.04.029     Document Type: Letter

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