Characteristic features of pediatric firearm fatalities - Comparisons between Australia and the United States

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1093-1096

  Byard, Roger W ^a,b   Haas, Elisabeth ^c   Marshall, Drew T ^a,b   Gilbert, John D ^b   Krous, Henry F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Firearm; Forensic science; Gunshot fatalities; Homicide; Pediatric; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FIREARMS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 69649088404     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01125.x     Document Type: Article

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