Journal of pediatric surgery
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Multicenter Study
Pediatric firearm injuries in Los Angeles County: Younger children are more likely to be the victims of unintentional firearm injury.
Firearm injuries are now the third leading cause of death in children. Understanding the circumstances surrounding pediatric firearm injuries will allow for targeted injury prevention efforts. We hypothesized that younger children are more likely to be victims of unintentional firearm injury. ⋯ Level III.