+ Comparison of injury case Fatality rates in the United States and New Zealand
- Author:
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Spicer, R. / Miller, T. / Langley, J. / Stephenson, S.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Injury Prevention
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Homicide, International
- Keywords:
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DEMOGRAPHY, Mortality, SURVEYS, UNITED States, Wounds & Injuries
The authors used hospital discharge data on inpatient stays and mortality data to calculate case fatality rates by mechanism and intent for a variety of injury types. Intentionally self-inflicted firearm...
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+ 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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+ Small Arms and Light Weapons: A Public Health Approach
- Author:
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Cukier, W.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Brown Journal of World Affairs
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Gun Carrying, Homicide, International, Public Health, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Arms control, ILLEGAL arms transfers, International cooperation, PUBLIC health -- International cooperation
The author summarizes the global burden of firearms involved in murder, suicide and accidents, both in terms of human lives lost, as well as regarding economic, social and political conditions. The author...
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+ Effect of war on weapon-related deaths in Croatian children and youth
- Author:
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Mujkic A / Peek-Asa C / Young T / Rodin U
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Topics:
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Age Group, Homicide, International, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Children, Croatia, War, Weapon-related deaths
The authors identified trends in weapon-related deaths associated with the Homeland War (1991-1995) among children in Croatia. Compared with the period before the war, weapon-related homicide and suicide...
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+ Reducing homicide: A review of the possibilities
- Author:
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Brookman, F. / Maguire, M.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Crime Law and Social Change
- Topics:
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Alcohol, Domestic Violence, Homicide, International, Prevention, Supply
- Keywords:
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HOMICIDE, PREVENTION, SUPPLY, United Kingdom, illegal possession
Using data from the Homicide Index, international research on homicide, and crime reduction literature, the authors explore the potential for reducing homicide. Four categories of homicide are analyzed...
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+ Mass murder in Australia
- Author:
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Jager AD
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Current Opinion in Psychiatry
- Topics:
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Crime, Homicide, International
- Keywords:
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AUSTRALIA, mass murder
The author reviews the history of mass murder and its relationship with gun control legislation in Australia though interviews and a literature review. The psychological and economic effects on survivors...
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+ A comparative, cross-national analysis of partner-killing by women in cohabiting and marital relationships in Australia and the United States
- Author:
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Mouzos J / Shackelford TK
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Aggressive Behavior
- Topics:
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Crime, Homicide, International
- Keywords:
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AUSTRALIA, MURDER, cohabiting, marriage, partner-killing
The authors examined the prevalence of partner-killing by women in Australia by relationship type (cohabiting or marital), by partner ages, and by the age difference between partners, using national-level...
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+ Homicide and suicide in Hong Kong, 1989-1998
- Author:
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Chan CY / Beh SL / Broadhurst RG
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Forensic Science International;
- Topics:
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Criminology, Gender, Homicide, International, Suicide
- Keywords:
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HOMICIDE, Honh Kong, Suicide, firearm
This study provides the first systematic research of homicide–suicide (HS) in a Chinese society. Data were drawn from the Hong Kong (HK) Homicide Monitoring Data-base computer file derived from investigation...
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+ Intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa: a cross-sectional study
- Author:
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Mathews S / Abrahams N / Jewkes R / Martin LJ / Lombard C
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Bull World Health Organ
- Topics:
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Domestic Violence, Gender, Homicide, International, Prevention, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Adult, African Continental Ancestry Group, Autopsy, Crime Victims
The authors randomly sampled mortality data from 25 mortuaries across South Africa to identify all homicides committed in 1999 of women over 13 years of age. Among other things, they found that suicide...
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+ Firearm Availability and Female Homicide Victimization Rates among 25 Populous High-Income Countries
- Author:
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Hemenway, D. / Shinoda-Tagawa, T. / Miller, M.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- J Am Med Womens Assoc
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Gender, Homicide, International
- Keywords:
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Firearms, HOMICIDE, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, World Health
The authors examined the association between firearm availability and female homicide victimization among 25 high-income countries using data from each country’s ministry of health reports for the most...
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+ Making Corporate and Criminal America Less Violent: Public Norms and Structural Reforms
- Author:
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Hagan, J. / Foster, H.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Contemporary Sociology
- Topics:
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Gun Carrying, Homicide, International, Legislation and Policy, Public Health, Public Opinion
- Keywords:
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HOMICIDE, gun control policy, gun violence, handguns, record checks, registration
The authors compare the gun control policies of the U.S. and Canada, arguing that Canada’s restrictive gun control policies as opposed to America’s permissive policies may explain why gun-related homicide...
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