Impact of police and legislative initiatives on urban gunshot wound admissions

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1206-1210

  Weichenthal, Lori A ^a   Roberts, Allen L ^a  

^a University Medical Center Fresno   (United States)

Author keywords

Gunshot wounds; Health care; Legislation; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CRIME; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAW; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 3142624524     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000131206.49376.A2     Document Type: Article

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