title: Physical fighting among high school students--United States, 1990.
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.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001741:Black or African American; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence