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| L L DahlbergSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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State of the science: violence prevention efforts in developing and developed countriesLinda L Dahlberg
The Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot 12:93-104. 2005..The current state of the science in violence prevention reveals both progress and a number of remaining challenges...
Guns in the home and risk of a violent death in the home: findings from a national studyLinda L Dahlberg
Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Epidemiol 160:929-36. 2004..5, 49.6). Results show that regardless of storage practice, type of gun, or number of firearms in the home, having a gun in the home was associated with an increased risk of firearm homicide and firearm suicide in the home...
Youth violence. Developmental pathways and prevention challengesL L Dahlberg
Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Prev Med 20:3-14. 2001..Preventing violence requires a comprehensive approach that takes into account developmental needs, tasks, and supports...
Prevention of youth violence: rationale and characteristics of 15 evaluation projectsK E Powell
Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 12:3-12. 1996..Public health has an important role to play in reducing violence. These projects will make important contributions to that task...
Predictors of injury from fighting among adolescent malesB J Hammig
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
Inj Prev 7:312-5. 2001..To identify violence related behaviors associated with injuries among adolescent males involved in fights...
The impact of an elementary school-based violence prevention program on visits to the school nurseE G Krug
Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
Am J Prev Med 13:459-63. 1997..We examined nurses' logs to assess whether the program had an impact on visits to the school nurse...
Studying "exposure" to firearms: household ownership v accessR M Ikeda
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Inj Prev 9:53-7. 2003..Firearm ownership has often been used to measure access to weapons. However, persons who own a firearm may not have access to it and conversely, persons who do not own a firearm may be able to access one quickly...
Influence of a substance-abuse-prevention curriculum on violence-related behaviorThomas R Simon
Behavioral Scientist, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Am J Health Behav 26:103-10. 2002..To test the impact of a school-based substance-abuse-prevention program, Project Towards No Drug Abuse (TND), on risk for violence...
The world report on violence and healthEtienne G Krug
Injuries and Violence Prevention Department, Non Communicable Diseases and Mental Health, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
Lancet 360:1083-8. 2002..The launch of the report will be followed by a 1-year Global Campaign on Violence Prevention, focusing on implementation of the recommendations. This article summarises some of the main points of the world report...
Violence and health: the United States in a global perspectiveJames A Mercy
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, Division of Violence Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Public Health 93:256-61. 2003..A new World Health Organization initiative presents an opportunity for the United States to work with other nations to find cost-effective ways of preventing violence and reducing its enormous costs...
Adolescent violence: is it the same everywhere?James A Mercy
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:592-4. 2004
World Report on Violence and Health--exploring Australian responsesAnthony B Zwi
Aust N Z J Public Health 26:405-8. 2002
[World report on violence and health]Etienne G Krug
Injuries and Violence Prevention Department, Non Communicable Diseases and Mental Health, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
Biomedica 22:327-36. 2002..The launch of the report will be followed by a 1-year Global Campaign on Violence Prevention, focusing on implementation of the recommendations. This article summarises some of the main points of the world report...
