Firearm Deaths are Increasing and Endemic in the USA: It is a Problem of Suicides and Not Homicides
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DOI: 10.1007/s00268-020-05938-9
Abstract: To analyze and report on the changes in epidemiology traumatic causes of death in the USA. Data were extracted from the annual National Vital Statistics Reports (2008–2017) from Center for Disease Control and analyzed for… read more here.
Keywords: death; increasing endemic; firearm deaths; endemic usa ... See more keywords
Increasing Rate of Unintentional Firearm Deaths in Youngest Americans: Firearm Prevalence and Covid-19 Pandemic Implication.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2020.12.005
Abstract: BACKGROUND The United States has had, by far, the world's greatest civilian ownership of firearms. An even greater ownership occurred during the Covd-19 pandemic, mostly of handguns and including many new owners. The U.S. has… read more here.
Keywords: unintentional firearm; rate; firearm deaths; firearm prevalence ... See more keywords
Unintentional firearm deaths in the United States 2005–2015
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DOI: 10.1186/s40621-019-0220-0
Abstract: BackgroundUnintentional gun death occurs four times more often in the United States than other high-income countries. Research on these deaths typically has a narrow scope. We believe this is the first study describing the circumstances… read more here.
Keywords: firearm deaths; states 2005; united states; deaths united ... See more keywords