TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Reducing homicide through policy interventions: the case of gun control
JO  - South African medical journal SAMJ
A1  - Matzopoulos, R.
A1  - Prinsloo, M.
A1  - Bradshaw, D.
A1  - Abrahams, N.
SP  - 63
EP  - 68
VL  - 109
IS  - 11b
N2  - Injuries impose a fourth major disease burden on the South African population, which is driven in particular by the high incidence of interpersonal violence. There was a significant decline in mortality from interpersonal violence between 1997 and 2012, and research conducted by South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) researchers has ascribed much of this decline to a decrease in firearm homicide. In the present brief review, we summarise South African research on fatal and non-fatal firearm injuries, with a particular focus on research conducted by SAMRC intra- and extramural units between 1969 and 2019. More recent data suggest a lapse in firearm control that has led to an increase in homicide and that the fluctuating homicide rate is being influenced by adherence to firearm control policies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0038-2469
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i11b.14256
ID  - ref1
ER  -