Accidents among high school pupils in Israel: A recurrent disease?

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 237-242

  Brook, U ^a   Heim, M ^b  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INJURY; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT;

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030795603     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(97)01017-3     Document Type: Article

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