The ongoing hazard of BB and pellet gun-related injuries in the United States.
Study Objective: To characterize BB and pellet gun-related injuries treated in US hospital emergency departments.Design: We obtained data through the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and weighted them to obtain national estimates.Results: We...
| Publicado en: | Annals of Emergency Medicine Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 187 - 195 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Elsevier B.V.
1995 Aug
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