The firearm pandemic: time to act and flatten the curve

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Authors

  • Pradeep Navsaria University of Cape Town
  • Sithombo Maqungo Division of Orthopedic Surgery, GSH/UCT
  • Lea Marineau Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
  • Megan Prinsloo Burden of Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa Institute for Lifecourse Development, Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences, University of Greenwich, London, UK
  • Itumeleng J Molefe Division of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
  • Peter Hodkinson Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i3.316

Keywords:

firearm violence, interpersonal violence

Abstract

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Author Biography

  • Pradeep Navsaria, University of Cape Town

    Deputy-head: Trauma Center
    GSH/UCT
    Surgery
    Anzio Road
    Cape Town,
    SOUTH AFRICA

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Published

2023-03-02

Issue

Vol. 113 No. 3 (2023)

Section

Editorials

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How to Cite

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Navsaria P, Maqungo S, Marineau L, Prinsloo M, Molefe IJ, Hodkinson P. The firearm pandemic: time to act and flatten the curve: N/A. S Afr Med J [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 2 [cited 2025 Oct. 30];113(3):113-4. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/316