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Guns, car crashes and drugs cut US male life expectancy by a year

09-Feb-2016

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Half of reduction from gun injuries.

Although only 1%-2% of deaths due to firearms, deaths of younger people mean victims lose decades compared to average life expectancy.

Research by Centers for Disease Control.

The study was published in the JAMA journal.

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Andrew Fenelon

Assistant Professor at Penn State University.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

National public health institute of the United States

Frederick Rivara

Professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at University of Washington.

JAMA

General medical journal

Mark L. Rosenberg

President and CEO, The Task Force for Global Health.

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