Trends in firearm-related deaths in the Transkei region of South Africa

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-90

  Meel, Banwari ^a  

^a WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Firearm injury; Gender specific; Prehospital; Violent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; HOMICIDE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 34147126891     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000257371.80947.56     Document Type: Article

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