Vulnerability of children to gunshot trauma in violence-prone environment: The case of South Africa
South Africa has a high level of violence, as more people are killed by gunfire each year than in motor vehicle accidents, and the numbers are increasing. Regrettably, children are affected most by this epidemic. During 1997, a total of 142 children aged less than 14 years died from gunshot injuries...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2011-01-01
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| Series: | African Journal of Paediatric Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2011;volume=8;issue=1;spage=101;epage=104;aulast=Naidoo |