+ Gunshot fatalities in children and adolescents in New York City
- Author:
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Gill, J. R. / Lenz, K. A. / Amolat, M. J.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Topics:
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Age Group, Alcohol, Ethnicity, Homicide, Local
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Children, EPIDEMIOLOGY, drugs, gunshot wound
The authors examined the epidemiology and characteristics of all deaths from gunshot wounds for people younger than 19 years of age between 1996 and 2000 in New York using medical examiner’s reports...
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+ Suicide: A ten-year retrospective review of Kentucky medical examiner cases
- Author:
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Shields, L. B. E. / Hunsaker, D. M. / Hunsaker, J. C.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Ethnicity, Gender, State, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Kentucky, Suicide
From 1993-2002 there were almost 3000 suicides in Kentucky. Over 2/3 (67.5%) were from firearms. Of these, over ¾ (76.8%) were shots to the head. Of all suicide victims, 95% were white, and over 80%...
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