Lenka Sokolová
Mental health literacy and seeking for professional help among secondary school students in Slovakia: a brief report
Frontiers in public health
time relationship firearm minimum age laws pediatric injury rates remains unclear september 2015 alabama implemented act 2015341 act 341 allowed minors carry guns parental permission purpose study evaluate effect act 341 firearm injury rates created database pediatric patients presented childrens alabamas coa emergency department jefferson county coroners office jcco gunshot wound injury may 2011 december 2019 wilcoxon ranked sum test analysis used contrast average number monthly patients arriving implementation act 341 wilcoxon ranked sum test fisher exact used evaluate differences demographic outcome data total 316 patients presented within specified time period 116 arriving prior act 341 200 arriving average 221 385 patients per month respectively found increase 163 patients per month p 0001 also significant increases proportion patients died longterm disability following event well number days admission study suggestive lowering minimum age lead increased pediatric injury indicates research needed fully elucidate relationship