The importance of minor injury

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-98

  McClure, Roderick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION;

EID: 0029982746     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1996.tb01346.x     Document Type: Article

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