Study: Gun injuries cost $802 million nationwide
Injuries from gunshots result in $802 million a year in hospital charges nationwide, with nearly a third of victims uninsured, a new study indicates.
The study by Dr. Jeff Coben, director of Allegheny General Hospital's Center for Violence and Injury Control, and Dr. Claudia Steiner of the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, was published Wednesday in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
They analyzed injuries from 1997, the most recent year with complete data.
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Posted on 2003-01-02 00:05:44.0
by matthew@triggerfinger.org
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