Trends in Firearm Injury Prevention Research Funding, Clinical Trials, and Publications in the US, 1985-2022

John C Lin; Christopher Chang; Madison S McCarthy; Abe Baker-Butler; Guangyu Tong; Megan L Ranney

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.7461

Trends in Firearm Injury Prevention Research Funding, Clinical Trials, and Publications in the US, 1985-2022

JAMA Surg. 2024 Apr 1;159(4):461-463. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.7461.

Authors

John C Lin¹, Christopher Chang^{2

3}, Madison S McCarthy^{3

4}, Abe Baker-Butler⁴, Guangyu Tong^{4

5}, Megan L Ranney⁴

Affiliations

¹ Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
³ Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
⁴ Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
⁵ Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

PMID: 38324281
PMCID: PMC10851134 (available on 2025-02-07)
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.7461

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines federal funding, registered clinical trials, and publications to quantify trends in firearm injury prevention research in the US from 1985 to 2022.

MeSH terms

Clinical Trials as Topic
Firearms*
Health Services Research
Humans
United States
Wounds, Gunshot* / epidemiology
Wounds, Gunshot* / prevention & control