Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 10-17 , January 2003

Unintended shootings in a large metropolitan area: An incident-based analysis

Received 28 March 2002 ,Revised 28 August 2002 ,Accepted 3 September 2002.

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☆ The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the funding organizations or Emory University.

☆☆ Supported by grants from the National Institute of Justice (#95-IJ-CX-0025), the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Funder's Cooperative.

★ Address for reprints: Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH, Center for Injury Control, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322; E-mail akell01@emory.edu .

PII: S0196-0644(02)84930-7

doi: 10.1067/mem.2003.7

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 10-17 , January 2003

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