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Racial and Social Determinants of Civilian Gunshot Wounds to the Head.

Myron L RolleRachel M McLellanPranav NandaAman B PatelChana A SacksPeter T MasiakosChristopher J Stapleton
Published in: The Neurohospitalist (2022)
Age, race, and income status were not independent predictors of mortality or functional outcome at discharge in our population. Assault-related GSWs to the head mostly involved young Black or Latinx men of lower socioeconomic status, while self-inflicted injuries were largely seen in older white men.
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