TY - JOUR PY - 1995// TI - "Number One with a Bullet": Epidemiology and Prevention of Homicide among Adolescents and Young Adults JO - Adolescent medicine A1 - Cohall, AT A1 - Cohall, RM SP - 183 EP - 198 VL - 6 IS - 2 N2 - Homicide has become the leading cause of untimely death among black adolescent males in the U.S. and the second leading cause of death for young people overall. The authors review adolescent homicide statistics, discuss the epidemiology of homicide among young people, examine the crucial role firearms (and handguns in particular) play in this process, and suggest potential strategies for prevention and intervention.

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