Mechanisms of pediatric trauma deaths in Canada and the United States: The role of firearms

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1286-1290

  Hackam, David J ^a   Mazzioti, Mark V ^b   Pearl, Richard H ^c   Mazziotti, Gretchen M ^b   Winthrop, Andrea L ^d   Langer, Jacob C ^e  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital of Illinois   (United States)

^d Children's Hospital of Wisconsin   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gun control; Pediatric trauma; Penetrating trauma; Trauma mortality

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 3142588730     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000068240.42586.F6     Document Type: Review

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