Alcohol Outlets and Violent Crime in Washington D.C

Objective: Alcohol is more likely than any other drug to be involved in substance-related violence. In 2000 violence-related and self-directed injuries accounted for an estimated $37 billion and $33 billion in productivity losses and medical treatment, respectively. A review of emergency department...

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Authors: Franklin, F. Abron (Author) ; Webster, Daniel W. (Author) ; Pan, William K. (Author) ; LaVeist, Thomas A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2010
In: Western journal of emergency medicine
Year: 2010
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