Citation

Tasigiorgos S, Economopoulos KP, Winfield RD, Sakran JV. J. Am. Coll. Surg. 2015; 221(6): 1005-1014.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, American College of Surgeons, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.08.430

PMID

26422747

Abstract

Firearm injury is a serious public health problem in the United States. The prevalence varies among different states and age groups. Firearm injuries represent a serious economic burden for the US health care system, costing more than $70 billion annually. The motives for gun purchase and the medical and socioeconomic background of gun owners vary among the US population, depicting the complexity of the problem. The increasing number of firearm-related incidents, including mass shootings in schools, justifies the urge for taking preventive measures in order to decrease the number of gun-related injuries and deaths....

Language: en