TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Letter regarding: Policy and other opportunities to intervene on firearm injury in the United States
JO  - Journal of surgical research
A1  - Kuo, Tony
A1  - Barragan, Noel C.
A1  - Kim-Farley, Robert
SP  - 252
EP  - 253
VL  - 253
IS  - 
N2  - <p> We read with great interest the recent article by Olufajo et al. 1 which examined changes in the proportion of firearm injuries among children and teenagers <20 y (the pediatric component) relative to the overall U.S. population during 2010-2016. Olufajo and colleagues analyzed data from the National Trauma Data Bank to demonstrate that in spite of a decrease from 22.7% to 17.6% in the pediatric component of assault, there was an increase from 8.7% to 10.1% in self-inflicted injuries, suggesting that the burden of harm from firearm remains substantial and is evolving. Although the authors pointed to a need for multilevel action, they stopped short of advocating for specific intervention ...</p>  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4804
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.02.021
ID  - ref1
ER  -