Children are safer in states with strict firearm laws: A National Inpatient Sample study

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 146-151

  Safavi, Arash ^a   Rhee, Peter ^a   Pandit, Viraj ^a   Kulvatunyou, Narong ^a   Tang, Andrew ^a   Aziz, Hassan ^a   Green, Donald ^a   O'Keeffe, Terence ^a   Vercruysse, Gary ^a   Friese, Randall S ^a   Joseph, Bellal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Firearm injury; Firearm legislation; National Inpatient Sample; Pediatric firearm injuries; Strict firearm law states

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSAULT; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD SAFETY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSILE WOUND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STRICT FIREARM LAW; SUICIDE;

EID: 84892171712     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182ab10fb     Document Type: Conference Paper

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