Hospitalizations for injury in New Zealand: Prior injury as a risk factor for assaultive injury

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 929-934

  Dowd, M Denise ^a,c   Langley, John ^b   Koepsell, Thomas ^a   Soderberg, Roben ^a   Rivara, Frederick P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0029948387     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.7.929     Document Type: Article

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