Descriptive epidemiology of injury in the South East: Identifying priorities for action

Public Health

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 331-338

  Cryer, P C ^a,d   Davidson, L ^b   Styles, C P ^b   Langley, J D ^c  

^a S East Institute of Public Health   (United Kingdom)

^b S Thames Regional Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c Injury Prevention Research Unit   (New Zealand)

^d David Salomons' Estate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Descriptive epidemiology; Injury; Priorities

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CYCLING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; FIRE; FRACTURE; HOME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PEDESTRIAN; PREVENTION; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENESCENCE; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029822626     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(96)80004-7     Document Type: Article

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