US Firearm-Related Mortality: National, State, And Population Trends, 1999-2017.
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SUBMITTER: Goldstick JE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7028356 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
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US Firearm-Related Mortality: National, State, And Population Trends, 1999-2017.
Goldstick Jason E JE Zeoli April A Mair Christina C Cunningham Rebecca M RM
Health affairs (Project Hope) 20191001 10
Nationwide firearm-related mortality rates increased in 2015-17 after remaining relatively stable in 1999-2014. Recent increases are reflected across most states and demographics to varying degrees, which suggests a worsening epidemic of firearm mortality that is geographically and demographically broad. In both time periods the fractions of firearm deaths due to suicide and homicide remained consistent. ...[more]
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