TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Academic public health and the firearm crisis: an agenda for action
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Branas, Charles C.
A1  - Flescher, Andrew
A1  - Formica, Margaret K.
A1  - Galea, Sandro
A1  - Hennig, Nils
A1  - Liller, Karen DeSafey
A1  - Madanat, Hala N.
A1  - Park, Andrew
A1  - Rosenthal, John E.
A1  - Ying, Jun
SP  - 365
EP  - 367
VL  - 107
IS  - 3
N2  - Firearms have been a prevalent cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States since about the turn of the 20th century. Firearm deaths, including homicides, suicides, and unintentional shootings, generally increased from 1900 until the mid-1930s, dipped through the mid-1960s, and rose through the 1990s, reaching a plateau beginning in approximately 2000 that continues to the present. Motor vehicle deaths once far exceeded firearm deaths. However, thanks to investments in research and vehicle and roadway design, motor vehicle deaths have declined substantially and firearm deaths now stand to surpass them. In contrast, there remains a paucity of research about ways in which to mitigate mortality and morbidity caused by firearms. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print January 19, 2017: e1-e3. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2016.303619).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2016.303619
ID  - ref1
ER  -