Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleViolence--ubiquitous, threatening, and preventable.AuthorsCole, Thomas B.; Flanagin, Annette; Cole, T B; Flanagin, AAbstractArgues for more research into violence and its prevention using scientific method. Clinical and public health relevance; Desensitizing effect of publicity; Self-defense as regards guns and nuclear weapons; Social implications.SubjectsVIOLENCE research; PUBLIC health; CLINICAL medicine research; SELF-defense; WEAPONSPublicationJAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 1998, Vol 280, Issue 5, p468ISSN0098-7484Publication typeeditorialDOI10.1001/jama.280.5.468