Firearms: the leading cause of years of potential life lost
Objectives Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that firearm deaths are increasing in the USA. The aims of this study were to determine the magnitude of potential years of life lost due to firearms and to examine the evolution of firearm deaths on the basis of sex, rac...
Main Authors: | Peter Rhee, Rifat Latifi, Kartik Prabhakaran, Joshua Klein |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2022-03-01
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Series: | Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open |
Online Access: | https://tsaco.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000766.full |
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