JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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The relationship between psychiatric symptoms and disability in refugee survivors of mass violence is not known. ⋯ In a population of Bosnian refugees who had recently fled from the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, psychiatric comorbidity was associated with disability independent of the effects of age, trauma, and health status.
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The cost of treating gunshot injuries imposes a financial burden on society. Estimates of such costs are relevant to evaluation of gun violence reduction programs and may help guide reimbursement policies. ⋯ Gunshot injury costs represent a substantial burden to the medical care system. Nearly half this cost is borne by US taxpayers.