4256 Association Between Injury Intent and Emergency Department and Hospital Charges for Pediatric Firearm Injuries in the United States

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: In 2016, more than 3,100 children died, and an estimated 17,000 children had non-fatal injuries, from firearms in the United States. In this study, we used hospital charges as a proxy for medical resource utilization, and compared differences in charges by intent of firearm injury...

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Main Authors: Diana Marie Bongiorno, Gia M. Badolato, Meleah D. Boyle, Jon S. Vernick, Joseph F. Levy, Monika K. Goyal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866120003714/type/journal_article