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Circumstances around weapon injury in Cambodia after departure of a peacekeeping force: prospective cohort study

David R Meddings, Stephanie M O'Connor
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7207.412 Published 14 August 1999
Table 1.

Characteristics of patients and type of injury. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise

Study population (n=863)
Mean (SD) age (years)27.2 (10.7)
Male735 (85.2)
Civilians437 (50.6)
Injury type:
Mine317 (37)
Fragmenting munitions*262 (30)
Firearm252 (29)
Other†32 (4)

  • ↵* Includes bombs, shells, and grenades.

  • ↵† Primarily knives or blunt weapons.

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