Prevalence and correlates of handgun access among adolescents seeking care in an urban emergency department

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 347-353

  Loh, Kevin ^a   Walton, Maureen A ^b   Harrison, Stephanie Roahen ^c   Zimmerman, Marc ^d   Stanley, Rachel ^c,d   Chermack, Stephen T ^b,e   Cunningham, Rebecca M ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Emergency department; Injury prevention and control; Youth violence

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; HIGH RATE; INJURY PREVENTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODELS; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; RISK BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE USE; VIOLENT BEHAVIOR;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

EMERGENCY ROOMS;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIREARM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 76349115572     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.11.012     Document Type: Article

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