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Publisher's Letter

Publisher's Letter William B. Walsh M.D. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

From The Editor

From The Editor Jane H. White [Reprints & Permissions]

Journal Article

Public health policy for preventing violence J A Mercy, M L Rosenberg, K E Powell, C V Broome, and W L Roper [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspective: Addressing The Crisis Of Violence Donna E. Shalala [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspective: Violence Prevention: Criminal Justice Or Public Health? Mark H. Moore [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Early determinants of delinquency and violence S Buka and F Earls [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Interactions among drugs, alcohol, and violence J Fagan [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Inequality, culture, and interpersonal violence D F Hawkins [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Policies to prevent firearm injuries S P Teret and G J Wintemute [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Policy research on firearms and violence F E Zimring [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Commentary

Violence prevention as a public health priority P Edelman and D Satcher [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The unconvincing case for school-based conflict resolution programs for adolescents D W Webster [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Obstacles to firearm and violence research A L Kellermann [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Physicians and domestic violence: challenges for prevention A Flitcraft [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Impact of violence on the nation's trauma care D D Trunkey [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

DataWatch

Shooting in the dark: estimating the cost of firearm injuries W Max and D P Rice [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Victim costs of violent crime and resulting injuries T R Miller, M A Cohen, and S B Rossman [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Public opinion polling on gun policy J S Vernick, S P Teret, K A Howard, M D Teret, and G J Wintemute [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

GrantWatch

Violence prevention: trends in foundation funding D Metzger and V C Strand [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Grants And Grant Outcomes [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

UpDate

Conference Summary: The changing policies and politics of urban health L D Brown [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Bibliography

Publications and reports: violence and health [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Book Reviews

'No Pain, No Gain' David Mechanic [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Contracting Regime: Trade-Offs And Policy Dilemmas Bradford H. Gray [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Interest View: Advancing The 'Unborn' Debate Dan C. English [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Letters

'A More Rational Tool' For Assessing Physician Fee Schedule William C. Hsiao [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Medicare Physician Fees: The Author Responds Christopher Hogan [Reprints & Permissions]

Maryland Health Reform Revisited Nelson J. Sabatini [Reprints & Permissions]

Creative Solutions To Work-Force Planning Dilemmas Roger J. Bulger [Reprints & Permissions]

Pitfalls Of Using HMO Model For Physician Staffing Rex B. Conn [Reprints & Permissions]

Too Many Specialists Or Too Few Generalists? Robert G. Petersdorf [Reprints & Permissions]

Medical Work-Force Policy: The Authors Respond John E. Wennberg, David C. Goodman, Robert F. Nease, and Robert B. Keller [Reprints & Permissions]

Proportional Coinsurance: An Alternative To Managed Competition George Khushf [Reprints & Permissions]

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