+ Suicide in early childhood: a brief review
- Author:
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Roche, A. M. / Giner, L. / Zalsman, G.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Int J Adolesc Med Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Child, Family Health, Risk Factors, Suicide
+ Risk Factors Associated with Non-Fatal Adolescent Firearm Injuries
- Author:
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Paris, C. A. / Edgerton, E. A. / Sifuentes, M. / Seidel, J. S. / Lewis, R. J. / Gausche, M.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Injury Prevention
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Age Group, Ethnicity
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Case-control study, Firearms, Risk Factors, Washington
In this case-control study, the authors compared 45 patients (aged 11-18 years) who visited a level I trauma center’s emergency department for treatment of non-fatal firearm injuries (cases) with 50 patients...
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+ Risk factors for injury in rural Iowa: Round one of the Keokuk County Rural Health Study
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Zwerling, Craig / Merchant, James A. / Nordstrom, David L. / Stromquist, Ann M. / Burmeister, Leon F. / Reynolds, Stephen J. / Kelly, Kevin M.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional
- Keywords:
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Household firearms, Injuries, Risk Factors, gun use, rural
1583 adults 25 years and older were surveyed by the Keokuk County Rural Health Study to determine risk factors for injury among farmers, rural nonfarmers, and townspeople in rural Iowa. Participants were...
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+ Youth suicide in Wisconsin: mortality, hospitalizations, and risk factors
- Author:
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Eisenberg, T. L. / Glysch, R. L. / Remington, P. L. / Katcher, M. L.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- WMJ
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, State, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Hospitalization/ statistics & numerical data, Risk Factors, Suicide, Wisconsin/epidemiology
Data on completed suicides, self-injuring behavior that required hospitalization, and risk behaviors of youth ages 10-24 in Wisconsin were reviewed. Data came from the Center for Disease Control and...
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+ Sociology. Controversial study suggests seeing gun violence promotes it
- Author:
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Holden, C.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Science
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Local, Public Health
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Longitudinal Studies, Risk Factors, Statistics, Violence
The author described the article “Firearm Violence Exposure and Serious Violent Behavior” and highlighted the finding that a single exposure to firearm violence almost doubled the likelihood that an adolescent...
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+ Many young people have access to alcohol, guns
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- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly
- Topics:
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Age Group, Alcohol, Public Health
- Keywords:
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Alcohol, Children, Risk Factors, guns
This editorial refers to an article published in 2002 in Injury Prevention on risk factors of increased access to alcohol and guns. The study found that both alcohol and guns were most commonly accessible...
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+ Prevalence of Youth Access to Alcohol or a Gun in the Home
- Author:
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Swahn, M. H. / Hammig, B. J. / Ikeda, R. M.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Injury Prevention
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Alcohol, Ethnicity, Gun Carrying
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Cross-Sectional Studies, Data Collection, Firearms, Risk Factors
The authors used cross-sectional data from the 1995 in-home survey of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to evaluate the national prevalence of adolescents', aged 12-18 years, access...
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+ Risk Factors for Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder after Traumatic Injury
- Author:
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Gill, A. C.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Mental Health
- Keywords:
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PTSD, Risk Factors, Wounds, pediatric death, retrospective
The author retrospectively analyzed data of 337 pediatric trauma patients to identify risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among children after traumatic injury. The mechanism of injury,...
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+ Retrospective Analysis of Youth Evaluated for Suicide Attempt or Suicidal Ideation in an Emergency Room Setting
- Author:
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Hagedorn, Julie / Omar, Hatim
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
- Topics:
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Age Group, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescents, Risk Factors, Suicide, psychiatric history, stress
The authors used medical records 287 of adolescents who were admitted during the period July 1997 to December 1999 for attempted suicide as well as coroner’s data for completed suicide over that period...
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+ Firearm-Related Suicide among Young African-American Males
- Author:
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Joe, Sean / Kaplan, Mark S.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Psychiatric Services
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Suicide, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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African-Americans, Firearms, Risk Factors, Suicide, Whites
The authors examined trends in firearm suicides among African-American and white males in two age groups (15-19 years and 20-24 years), using nationwide mortality data compiled by CDC and accessible through...
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+ Adolescent Violence Prevention Practices Among California Pediatricians
- Author:
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Chaffee, T.A. Stephen / Bridges, M. / Boyer, C.B.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Gun Carrying, Medical, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Adolescents, PREVENTION, Risk Factors, Violence
Two hundred twenty pediatricians practicing in California completed a self-report questionnaire to examine their provision of violence prevention services to their adolescent patients. The results show...
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