Persistently increased injury mortality rates in high-risk young children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1216-1219

  Schaler, Seth J ^a,b   Hickson, Gerald B ^a   Mitcheljr, Edward F ^a   Ray, Wayne A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0030680916     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1997.02170490042007     Document Type: Article

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