Intentional injury and violence in Cape Town, South Africa: an epidemiological analysis of trauma admissions data

• Main Authors: Nadine Schuurman (Author), Jonathan Cinnamon (Author), Blake Byron Walker (Author), Vanessa Fawcett (Author), Andrew Nicol (Author), Syed Morad Hameed (Author), Richard Matzopoulos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Injury is a truly global health issue that has enormous societal and economic consequences in all countries. Interpersonal violence is now widely recognized as important global public health issues that can be addressed through evidence-based interventions. In South Africa, as in many lo...