Association of pediatric firearm injury with neighborhood social deprivation in Philadelphia

Association of pediatric firearm injury with neighborhood social deprivation in Philadelphia

BackgroundFirearm-related injury is the leading cause of death among children and adolescents. There is a need to clarify the association of neighborhood environment with gun violence affecting children. We evaluated the relative contribution of specific social determinants to observed rates of fire...

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Veröffentlicht in:Trauma surgery & acute care open 2024-08, Vol.9 (1), p.e001458
Hauptverfasser: Kauffman, Jeremy, Nance, Michael, Cannon, Jeremy W, Sakran, Joseph Victor, Haut, Elliott R, Scantling, Dane R, Rozycki, Grace, Byrne, James P
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Sprache:eng
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Age
Censuses
child
Firearms
Gun violence
Injuries
Murders & murder attempts
Neighborhoods
Original Research
Pediatrics
Population
Socioeconomic factors
Software
Teenagers
Wounds, Gunshot
Young adults
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Zusammenfassung:BackgroundFirearm-related injury is the leading cause of death among children and adolescents. There is a need to clarify the association of neighborhood environment with gun violence affecting children. We evaluated the relative contribution of specific social determinants to observed rates of firearm-related injury in children of different ages.MethodsThis was a population-based study of firearm injury in children (age
ISSN:2397-5776
2397-5776
DOI:10.1136/tsaco-2024-001458