1. Global news highlights.
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Pless, Ivan Barry
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GUN laws , *POST-traumatic stress disorder , *PREVENTION of injury , *BRAIN concussion , *BRAIN injuries , *CAUSES of death , *MOTOR vehicles , *PARENTS , *PHOTOGRAPHY , *PRESS , *SAFETY hats , *SCHOOLS , *SEX distribution , *SOCCER , *TRAFFIC accidents , *VIOLENCE , *WOUNDS & injuries , *DISEASE incidence , *CHILDREN - Abstract
The article presents news briefs related to injury prevention. According to a study by researchers in Toronto, Ontario, incidence of concussions is higher among female players than male players in soccer. An online paper, published in the periodical "Lancet," says that top three causes of death of young Americans in 2010 included unintentional injury, suicide and homicide. A study by the Violence Prevention Center says that gun violence prevention laws are related to gun death rates in the U.S.
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- 2014
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