When Children Shoot Children: 88 Unintended Deaths in California

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 257, Issue 22, 1987, Pages 3107-3109

  Wintemute, Garen J ^a   Teret, Stephen P ^b   Kraus, Jess F ^c   Wright, Mona A ^a   Bradfield, Gretchen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; CHILD; DEATH; DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; FIREARM; GUN; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 84944359604     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1987.03390220105030     Document Type: Article

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