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Rural Versus Urban Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents
Herrin BR, Gaither JR, Leventhal JM, Dodington J. Rural Versus Urban Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics 2018, 142: e20173318. PMID: 29967056, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-3318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirearm injuriesHospitalization ratesInpatient DatabaseUnintentional injuriesCause of hospitalizationOverall hospitalization rateKids' Inpatient DatabaseUnintentional firearm injuriesCause of injuryYears of ageYounger age groupsPublic health approachHigher injury ratesUrban-rural classificationPatient's countyInjury epidemiologyInjury codesHospitalizationInternational ClassificationInjury ratesInjuryAge groupsHealth approachUS Census dataFirearm assaultsHospitalizations Due to Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents
Leventhal J, Gaither J, Sege R. Hospitalizations Due to Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents. 2017, 33-39. DOI: 10.1542/9781610022750-hospitalizations.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirearm-related injuriesYears of ageFirearm injuriesSuicide attemptsHospitalization ratesFirearm-related hospitalizationsPublic health effortsInpatient DatabaseNinth RevisionChildhood injuriesHospitalized casesRisk ratioInjury codesClinical ModificationHospitalizationInternational ClassificationUS childrenHealth effortsInjuryWhite malesChildrenRecent national attentionIntercensal populationMalesIncidence
2014
Hospitalizations Due to Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents
Leventhal JM, Gaither JR, Sege R. Hospitalizations Due to Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics 2014, 133: 219-225. PMID: 24470651, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-1809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirearm-related injuriesYears of ageFirearm injuriesSuicide attemptsHospitalization ratesInpatient DatabaseKids' Inpatient DatabaseFirearm-related hospitalizationsPublic health effortsNinth RevisionChildhood injuriesHospitalized casesRisk ratioInjury codesClinical ModificationHospitalizationInternational ClassificationUS childrenHealth effortsInjuryWhite malesChildrenRecent national attentionIntercensal populationMales
2012
Incidence of Serious Injuries Due to Physical Abuse in the United States: 1997 to 2009
Leventhal JM, Gaither JR. Incidence of Serious Injuries Due to Physical Abuse in the United States: 1997 to 2009. Pediatrics 2012, 130: e847-e852. PMID: 23027163, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-0922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageInpatient DatabaseInjury codesNational incidenceSerious injuriesPhysical abuseClinical Modification diagnosisKids' Inpatient DatabaseChild protective services dataSerious physical abuseSample of dischargesNinth RevisionHospitalized childrenInternational ClassificationIncidenceSubstantiated physical abuseInjuryAgeChildrenExternal causesAbuseSmall increaseYearsService dataHospitalization