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ENDNOTES
1 It does not address compensation and issues related to legal recourse.
2 This includes all deaths from violence, not only gun-related mortality. WHO (2000), Injury: A
leading cause of the Global Burden of Disease, Geneva. Available at: www.whqliboc.who.int/
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3 WHO (2001), Statement for the UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light
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5 Bingenheimer, JB et al (2005), ‘Firearm exposure and serious violent behavior’, Science, 308, pp.
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6 WHO (1999), Injury: A leading cause of the global burden of disease, Geneva, pp. 13-16
7 O Globo (2004), ‘Populacao do pais vai parar de crescer em 2062’; cited in Barker, G (2005),
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9 WHO (2002), World Report on Violence and Health: Summary, p. 3
10 Bingenheimer, JB et al (2005), pp.1323-6
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