INCIDENCE OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS AT A COUNTY HOSPITAL FOLLOWING THE LOS-ANGELES RIOT AND A GANG TRUCE

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作者
ORDOG, GJ [1 ]
WASSERBERGER, J [1 ]
IBANEZ, J [1 ]
BISHOP, M [1 ]
VELAYOS, E [1 ]
BALASUBRAMANIUM, S [1 ]
SHOEMAKER, W [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,KING DREW MED CTR,SCH MED,TRAUMATOL CRIT CARE SERV,LOS ANGELES,CA
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10.1097/00005373-199306000-00003
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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An analysis of the number of gunshot wound victims seen at a Los Angeles County Hospital both before and after the Los Angeles riot of 1992 was undertaken. Since the riot, the gang truce between the ''Bloods'' and the ''Crips'' has resulted in a significant decrease in the number of gunshot wound victims seen at a level I trauma center in Los Angeles.
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