Social networks and the risk of gunshot injury

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 992-1003

  Papachristos, Andrew V ^a   Braga, Anthony A ^b,c   Hureau, David M ^d  

^a Department of Sociology ^*  (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Firearms; Gun violence; Homicide; Social networks; Street gangs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

BOSTON; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 84878496857     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9703-9     Document Type: Article

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