TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Deaths resulting from firearm- and motor-vehicle-related injuries--United States, 1968-1991
JO  - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report
A1  - Farchi, Sara
A1  - Molino, Nunzio
A1  - Giorgi Rossi, Paolo
A1  - Borgia, Piero
A1  - Krzyzanowski, Michael
A1  - Dalbokova, Dafina
A1  - Kim, Rokho
A1  - Working Group, ER
SP  - 37
EP  - 42
VL  - 43
IS  - 3
N2  - Injury is the leading cause of death for persons aged 1-44 years in the United States. More than half (55%) of all injury-related deaths are caused by motor vehicles and firearms. Although the number of deaths from motor-vehicle crashes has exceeded those from firearms, since 1968, differences in the number of deaths have declined: from 1968 through 1991, motor-vehicle-related deaths decreased by 21% (from 54,862 to 43,536) while firearm-related deaths increased by 60% (from 23,875 to 38,317). Based on these trends, by the year 2003, the number of firearm-related deaths will surpass the number of motor-vehicle crashes, and firearms will become the leading cause of injury-related death (Figure 1). This report compares trends and patterns of deaths resulting from firearm- and motor-vehicle-related injuries in the United States from 1968 through 1991.
LA  - en
SN  - 0149-2195
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -