Unrelenting violence: An analysis of 6,322 gunshot wound patients at a Level I trauma center

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2-11

  Livingston, David H ^a,b   Lavery, Robert F ^a   Lopreiato, Maeve C ^a   Lavery, David F ^a   Passannante, Marian R ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Firearm violence; GIS; Gunshot wound; Health care costs; Trauma mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY REGIONS; CITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892171238     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182ab19e7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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