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Thomas B. Cole, MD, MPH; Annette F. Flanagin, RN, MA

JAMA. 1999;282:483.

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As with last year's Hiroshima issue,¹ most of the articles in this issue of THE JOURNAL describe the problems of violence and human rights violations. Problem descriptions raise important questions but provide few answers. Few manuscripts submitted for this issue tested hypotheses about specific causes of violent behavior or methods of violence prevention. For next year's issue, we again appeal to researchers of all disciplines who have an interest in the study of violence and emphasize our interest in papers that seek answers to critical problems in the prevention, deterrence, and control of violent behavior.

Such questions can best be addressed by well-planned prospective studies, such as randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, and case-control studies, with comparison groups of people unexposed to the risk factor or prevention technique being examined. Studies should assess the effect of potential biases and adjust . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Author Affiliations: Dr Cole is a contributing editor and Ms Flanagin is managing senior editor, JAMA.

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