The effect of less-lethal weapons on injuries in police use-of-force events

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2268-2274

  MacDonald, John M ^a   Kaminski, Robert J ^b   Smith, Michael R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLICE; WEAPON;

CRIMINALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; POLICE; UNITED STATES; WEAPONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 72249115423     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.159616     Document Type: Article

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