- The demographics of significant firearm injury in Canadian trauma centers and the associated predictors of in-hospital mortality
- Author:
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Finley CJ / Hemenway D / Clifton J / Brown DR / Simons RK
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Canadian Journal of Surgery
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Homicide, International, Medical, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Canada, Handgun, Male, Trauma Center
The authors investigated all firearm cases treated in Canadian trauma centers 1999-2003. Of the 784 people shot, 94% were male. Self-inflicted shooting accounted for 30% of the cases, assaults 60% and...
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- Suicides and suicide attempts following homicide - Victim-suspect relationship, and presence of antidepressants
- Author:
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Barber CW / Azrael D / Hemenway D / et al
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Homicide Studies
- Topics:
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Domestic Violence, Homicide, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Antidepressant, Homicide-Suicide, Intimate Partner
The study used linked, official data for population-based surveillance of homicides, suicides, and combined homicide-suicides in four U.S. states and four counties. Among 1,503 homicide incidents, less...
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