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Each year, 500 U.S. children killed, 7,500 injured by gunshots
Each year approximately 500 U.S. children die and 7,500 are injured and hospitalized from gunshot wounds, researchers say. Lead study author Dr. Arin L. Madenci and colleagues reviewed statistics from the Kids' Inpatient Database from 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2009 for a total of 36 million pediatric hospital admissions and estimated state household gun ownership using the most recent Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data.
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