@article{ref1,
title="Letter regarding: Policy and other opportunities to intervene on firearm injury in the United States",
journal="Journal of surgical research",
year="2020",
author="Kuo, Tony and Barragan, Noel C. and Kim-Farley, Robert",
volume="253",
number="",
pages="252-253",
abstract="<p> We read with great interest the recent article by Olufajo et al. 1 which examined changes in the proportion of firearm injuries among children and teenagers <20 y (the pediatric component) relative to the overall U.S. population during 2010-2016. Olufajo and colleagues analyzed data from the National Trauma Data Bank to demonstrate that in spite of a decrease from 22.7% to 17.6% in the pediatric component of assault, there was an increase from 8.7% to 10.1% in self-inflicted injuries, suggesting that the burden of harm from firearm remains substantial and is evolving. Although the authors pointed to a need for multilevel action, they stopped short of advocating for specific intervention ...</p> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4804",
doi="10.1016/j.jss.2020.02.021",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.02.021"
}