Injuries in a problematic socioeconomic context: A population-based study in Reunion, Indian Ocean, 1993-1994

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1033-1040

  Masson, Françoise ^a   Savès, Marianne ^b   Rachid Salmi, L ^b   Bourdé, Arnaud ^c   Henrion, Guy ^c   Erny, Philippe ^a  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Hopital Bellepierre   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Injuries; Population based study; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOMICIDE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIAN OCEAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030669403     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.5.1033     Document Type: Article

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