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. 2022 Oct 7;71(40):1286-1287.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7140a4.

Notes from the Field: Increases in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates - United States, 2020-2021

Thomas R Simon, Scott R Kegler, Marissa L Zwald, May S Chen, James A Mercy, Christopher M Jones, Melissa C Mercado-Crespo, Janet M Blair, Deborah M Stone

Notes from the Field: Increases in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates - United States, 2020-2021

Thomas R Simon et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
No abstract available

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