Trend and Current Status of Child Injury Fatalities in Thailand Compared with Sweden and Japan

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 163-171

  Plitponkarnpim, Adisak ^a   Andersson, Ragnar ^a   Hörte, Lars Gunnar ^a   Svanström, Leif ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Child injury; Drowning; Thailand; Transport injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007982352     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4375(99)00011-0     Document Type: Article

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