Adolescents and Children Injured or Killed in Drive-By Shootings in Los Angeles

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3 February 1994

journal article
research article
Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine

Vol. 330 (5) , 324-327
https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199402033300506

Abstract

Drive-by shootings by violent street gangs contribute to early morbidity and mortality among adolescents and children in Los Angeles. This study attempted to determine the frequency of this problem and the population at greatest risk. We also studied the most frequently injured areas of the body, the seasons in which the most shootings occurred, the most common sites for drive-by shootings, and the types of firearms used.

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