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01-06-2018 | Editorial

Building the Evidence Base to Prevent Firearm Deaths and Injuries

Author: David Vlahov

Published in: Journal of Urban Health | Issue 3/2018

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This week as we go to press, a 17-year-old gunman fired on and killed 10 people at the Santa Fe High School in Texas. We mourn and express our condolences to the relatives and friends whose loss is personal and to communities whose trauma is collective. …

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Title: Building the Evidence Base to Prevent Firearm Deaths and Injuries
Author: David Vlahov
Publication date: 01-06-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Urban Health / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 1099-3460
Electronic ISSN: 1468-2869
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-018-0286-y

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Building the Evidence Base to Prevent Firearm Deaths and Injuries

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