Different perspectives: A comparison of newspaper articles to medical examiner data in the reporting of violent deaths

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 445-451

  Genovesi, Andrea L ^a   Donaldson, Amy E ^a   Morrison, Brynna L ^a   Olson, Lenora M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Homicide; Medical examiner; Newspaper article; NVDRS; Public health information; Suicide; Surveillance system; Violent death

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INFORMATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEWSPAPER ARTICLES; NEWSPAPER REPORTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS; REPORTING SYSTEMS; SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS;

CRIME; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; MONITORING; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

NEWSPRINT;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEWSPAPERS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UTAH; VIOLENCE;

EID: 76049121405     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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