Medical Costs and Productivity Losses Due to Interpersonal and Self-Directed Violence in the United States

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Corso, Phaedra S ^a,b   Mercy, James A ^b   Simon, Thomas R ^b   Finkelstein, Eric A ^c   Miller, Ted R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34249089216     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.02.010     Document Type: Article

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