+ Severe injury among Hispanic and non-Hispanic white children in Washington state
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Karr, C. J. / Rivara, F. P. / Cummings, P.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Public Health Reports
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Age Group, Ethnicity, State, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Child, Hispanic Americans/ statistics & numerical data, Trauma Severity Indices, Washington/epidemiology, Wounds and Injuries
Data from the Washington State Trauma Registry from 1995-1997 were used to identify injured individuals 19 years of age or less (231 children identified as Hispanic; 2,123 children identified as non-Hispanic...
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+ Firearm Violence Exposure and Serious Violent Behavior
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Bingenheimer, Jeffrey B. / Brennan, Robert T. / Felton, J. Earls
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Science
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Local, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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CHICAGO (Ill.), CHILD psychology, LONGITUDINAL method, TEENAGERS, Violence
A three-year study of 1,571 adolescents from 78 neighborhoods in Chicago was conducted in order to estimate the cause and effect relationship between exposure to firearm violence and subsequent...
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+ The supply and demand for guns to juveniles: Oakland's gun tracing project
- Author:
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Calhoun, D. / Dodge, A. C. / Journel, C. S. / Zahnd, E.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- J Urban Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Local, Supply, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, California, Crime/statistics & numerical data, Firearms/ legislation & jurisprudence, Program Evaluation
Using police records and gun sale/registration information, data were collected for all gun crimes committed in Oakland, California between 1998 and 1999 in which a juvenile was either the suspect...
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+ Current trends in youth suicide and firearms regulations
- Author:
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Cheung, A. H. / Dewa, C. S.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Can J Public Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, International, Legislation and Policy, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Canada, Death Certificates, Suicide/ statistics & numerical data/trends
The authors analyzed death certificate records and data from Statistics Canada for Canadian youth ages 15-19 who committed suicide in order to examine trends in youth suicide from 1979-1999 and the impact...
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+ Youth suicide in Wisconsin: mortality, hospitalizations, and risk factors
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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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+ Injury prevention advice in top-selling parenting books
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Hunter, W. M. / Helou, S. / Saluja, G. / Runyan, C. W. / Coyne-Beasley, T.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Storage, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Child, Injury, Literature, PREVENTION, Parents
The authors reviewed 46 top selling parenting books on health and/or safety published between 1984 and 2003. Of books geared toward parents of younger children, none of the top 10 messages related to...
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+ Prevalence of household firearms and firearm-storage practices in the 50 states and the District of Columbia: findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002
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Okoro, C. A. / Nelson, D. E. / Mercy, J. A. / Balluz, L. S. / Crosby, A. E. / Mokdad, A. H.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Storage, Surveillance/Data Collection, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Adults, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Children, Household firearms, Storage
Data from the 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were analyzed in order to examine the prevalence of household firearms and firearm-storages practices in the U.S. The data were also used...
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+ Cross-national study of fighting and weapon carrying as determinants of adolescent injury
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Pickett, W. / Craig, W. / Harel, Y. / Cunningham, J. / Simpson, K. / Molcho, M. / Mazur, J. / Dostaler, S. / Overpeck, M. D. / Currie, C. E.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gender, Gun Carrying, International, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, International, Violence, Weapon carrying, Wounds & Injuries
As part of the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children survey, 24,750 children in 7 countries (Belgium, Estonia, Irael, Latvia, Macedonia, Portugal and the United States) were surveyed about their weapon...
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+ Suicide in children and adolescents - A 10-year retrospective review
- Author:
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Shaw, D. / Fernandes, J. R. / Rao, C.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, International, Legislation and Policy, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Child, Suicide
The purpose of this article was to describe youth suicides (people less than 20 years old) in the area served by the Hamilton Regional Forensic Pathology Unit (Hamilton, Ontario; Canada), that occurred...
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+ Homicide of children aged 0-4 years, 2003-04: results from the National Violent Death Reporting System
- Author:
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Bennett, M. D., Jr. / Hall, J. / Frazier, L., Jr. / Patel, N. / Barker, L. / Shaw, K.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Injury Prevention
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Homicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Child, Family Health, HOMICIDE, National Violent Death Reporting System
Data from the US National Violent Death Reporting System were used to understand circumstances related to homicide among children aged 4 years or less. Homicides of infants and young children are most...
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+ Reassessing who contributed most to the decline in violence during the 1990s: A reminder that size does matter
- Author:
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Rennison, Callie Marie / Planty, Mike
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Violence and Victims
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Ethnicity, Gender, Surveillance/Data Collection, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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CRIME, fatal violence, firearm violence, nonfatal violence, young Black urban males
Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey, including approximately 200,000 interviews annually, were used to examine the trends in nonfatal, serious violence from 1994 through 2001. Firearms...
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