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Call for Papers

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

JAMA. 2004;292:3030.

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Five million deaths from violence and injuries are estimated to account for 9% of global mortality,^1-2 with violence leading the causes of death among people aged 15 to 44 years.³ Violence affects many more survivors of all ages, who often live with disabling physical conditions and mental health symptoms. Despite the magnitude of this burden, as well as the known consequences of exposure to violence among survivors, research on violence prevention remains underfunded, understudied, and a neglected public health concern.

To focus attention on and support research in this area, we invite manuscripts reporting research on the causes, consequences, and prevention of interpersonal violence as well as the prevention and management of the health effects of violence among survivors of armed conflict, war, mass displacement, torture, and other human rights abuses for consideration in JAMA’s next theme issue on violence . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Author Affiliations: Dr Cole (tbcole@bellsouth.net) is Contributing Editor and Ms Flanagin (annette_flanagin@jama-archives.org) is Managing Senior Editor, JAMA.