Advocacy for the prevention and reduction of firearm-related injuries
Camilo M. Castillo MD
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRichard G. Chang MD, MPH
Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorStuart J. Glassman MD, MBA
Granite Physiatry, Concord, New Hampshire, USA
Department of Orthopedics/Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Search for more papers by this authorGaberiel Jones Jr. PhD, MPH
Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Public Health & Information Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAardhra M. Venkatachalam MPH
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorTerrell Williams BS
Youth Violence Prevention Research Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Nneka L. Ifejika MD, MPH
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Department of Neurology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Department of Population and Data Sciences, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Correspondence
Nneka L. Ifejika, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390-9055, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorCamilo M. Castillo MD
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRichard G. Chang MD, MPH
Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorStuart J. Glassman MD, MBA
Granite Physiatry, Concord, New Hampshire, USA
Department of Orthopedics/Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Search for more papers by this authorGaberiel Jones Jr. PhD, MPH
Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Public Health & Information Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAardhra M. Venkatachalam MPH
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorTerrell Williams BS
Youth Violence Prevention Research Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Nneka L. Ifejika MD, MPH
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Department of Neurology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Department of Population and Data Sciences, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Correspondence
Nneka L. Ifejika, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390-9055, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFunding information: Texas Health Resources Clinical Scholars Program, Grant/Award Number: 4; NIH/NCATS Clinical and Translational, Grant/Award Numbers: KL2 TR000370, UL1 TR000371
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