TY - JOUR PY - 2020// TI - Racial and ethnic disparities in firearm-related pediatric deaths related to legal intervention JO - Pediatrics A1 - Badolato, Gia M. A1 - Boyle, Meleah D. A1 - McCarter, Robert A1 - Zeoli, April M. A1 - Terrill, William A1 - Goyal, Monika K. SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - In 2018, more than 500 people died of a firearm injury sustained from law enforcement in the United States.1 The American Public Health Association recognizes police violence as a public health crisis.2 This crisis has received national attention in light of recent events, and concerns of systemic racism among law enforcement have been reignited. Firearms are the second leading cause of pediatric death in the United …

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LA - en SN - 0031-4005 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-015917 ID - ref1 ER -