Journal of pediatric surgery
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Multicenter Study
Firearm injury among urban youth during the last decade: an escalation in violence.
To better characterize firearm violence in urban youth, the authors investigated the circumstances and outcome of shootings among youths under 17 years of age. ⋯ The incidence of gunshot wounds in the youth of this urban population has increased substantially over the past decade. Adolescent black boys were the most frequent victims of these shootings. There has been a disproportionate growth in violent circumstances surrounding the shootings.