Inmate-made weapons in prison facilities: Assessing the injury risk

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-198

  Lincoln, J M ^a,c   Chen, L H ^a   Mair, J S ^a   Biermann, P J ^b   Baker, S P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Injury Research and Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS; PRISON; PRISONER; RISK FACTOR;

EMPLOYER HEALTH COSTS; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; PRISONERS; PRISONS; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33745859019     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2005.010405     Document Type: Article

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