The economic cost of firearm-related injuries in the United States from 2006 to 2010

Surgery (United States)

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 894-898

  Lee, Jarone ^a   Quraishi, Sadeq A ^a   Bhatnagar, Saurabha ^a   Zafonte, Ross D ^a   Masiakos, Peter T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; DISABILITY; DISEASE REGISTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY WARD; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY; VIOLENCE;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FIREARMS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 84899928263     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: 15327361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.02.011     Document Type: Article

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