Abstract

During 1986, interpersonal violence caused an estimated 2.2 million injuries and more than 20,000 deaths in the United States. Physical fighting, a common form of interpersonal violence among adolescents, is a prominent cause of injuries and homicides in this age group. This article presents self-reported data about the prevalence and incidence of physical fighting among high school students in the United States during 1990.

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