TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Tackling the knife violence epidemic requires a radical upgrade in public health investment
JO  - BMJ
A1  - Cattermole, Laura
A1  - Badrinath, Padmanabhan
A1  - Razaq, Abdul
SP  - k2116
EP  - k2116
VL  - 361
IS  - 
N2  - <p>Torjeson asks whether public health strategies can tackle London’s rise in fatal violence.1 Violence costs the NHS £2.9bn (€3.3bn; $3.9bn) annually. It also affects mental wellbeing and freedom to use outdoor spaces and increases the risks of obesity, cancer, and heart disease.2    A recent BBC news article said that making “a direct link between the number of killings and the number of Bobbies on the beat” …</p>  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0959-535X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k2116
ID  - ref1
ER  -