@article{ref1, title="Airgun injuries in New Zealand, 1979-92", journal="Injury prevention", year="1996", author="Langley, John Desmond and Norton, R. N. and Alsop, J. C. and Marshall, Stephen W.", volume="2", number="2", pages="114-117", abstract="OBJECTIVES: To describe the epidemiology of serious airgun injury in New Zealand. METHODS: Cases were selected from the New Zealand Health Information Service's hospital inpatient morbidity data files for the period 1979 to 1992 inclusive. RESULTS: There were 718 airgun related injuries resulting in 1.56 injuries/100,000 population/year. Males and 10-14 year olds had higher than average rates of injury. The majority of the incidents were unintentional. There has been a marked decline in injury rates since 1989. CONCLUSIONS: Airgun injuries, while not as serious as powder firearm injuries, account for a significant personal and societal burden. The results suggest that strategies aimed at controlling these injuries, especially those pertaining to children, are in need of review.", language="en", issn="1353-8047", doi="", url="http://dx.doi.org/" }