+ Severe injury among Hispanic and non-Hispanic white children in Washington state
- Author:
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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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+ The cost of firearm deaths in the United States: Reduced life expectancies and increased insurance costs
- Author:
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Lemaire, J.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Journal of Risk and Insurance
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Ethnicity, Gender, Homicide, Suicide, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Cost, Life insurance, Life lost, UNITED States, Violence
Data from the National Center for Health Statistics, the Centers for Disease Control and prevention, and the U.S. Census Bureau were used to calculate the “cost” of firearms deaths in the U.S. in terms...
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+ The financial burden of injury-related hospitalizations to an Alaska Native health system
- Author:
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Chandler, B. A. / Berger, L. R.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Alaska Med
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Ethnicity, Local, Medical, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Alaska, Firearms, Health Care Costs, Suicide, Violence
The authors evaluated how much the Tanana Chiefs Conference in Interior Alaska, a Native Alaskans’ health care system, paid for injury-related hospitalizations from 1994-1998. They identified 511 cases...
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+ 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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+ Psychosocial Correlates of Dating Violence Victimization among Latino Youth
- Author:
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Howard, Donna E. / Beck, Kenneth / Kerr, Melissa Hallmark / Shattuck, Teresa
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Adolescence
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Gun Carrying
- Keywords:
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Dating, District of Columbia; Washington, Suicide, Victims of Crime, Weapons
A total of 446 Latino adolescents 14-19 years old completed the Identity Positive Youth Development Survey for Latino Youth for a study of physical dating violence victimization. Approximately 9%...
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+ Early violent death among delinquent youth: A prospective longitudinal study
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Teplin, L. A. / McClelland, G. M. / Abram, K. M. / Mileusnic, D.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, Homicide, Local
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Chicago, Health disparities, Juvenile Justice, Mortality
This study examines the prevalence of death by age 24 among 1,829 youth (aged 10-18 years) who were in the juvenile justice system in Chicago. The death rate was then compared to the death rate for youth...
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+ Emotional distress, alcohol use, and peer violence among Mexican-American and European-American adolescents
- Author:
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Tschann, J. M. / Flores, E. / Pasch, L. A. / VanOss Marin, B.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- J Adolesc Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Alcohol, Ethnicity, Gun Carrying
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Alcohol, European-American, Mexican-American, Violence
The article examines the association between emotional distress, alcohol use, and peer violence among 12-15 year olds. A total of 297 respondents were sampled from the membership list of a health care...
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+ Child and adolescent suicides in Virginia: 1987 to 2003
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Vieweg, W. V. / Linker, J. A. / Anum, E. A. / Turf, E. / Pandurangi, A. K. / Sood, B. / Fierro, M. F. / Fernandez, A.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, State, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Child, Ethnic groups, Suicide, Virginia
The article describes a retrospective study of youth suicides (ages 10-17 years) in Virginia from 1987-2003. The authors analyzed medical examiner data. Suicides accounted for 17% of the “unnatural” deaths...
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+ Recreational gun use by California adolescents
- Author:
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Vittes, K. A. / Sorenson, S. B.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Health Education & Behavior
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, Recreational Use, State
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Ownership, Risk-Taking, Safety, Socioeconomic Factors
Using data from the California Health Interview Survey, this article describes the prevalence of hunting and target shooting among California adolescents (ages 12-17 years). Twenty-two percent reported...
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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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