Costs of health care for unintentional injury in Stavanger, Norway

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 321-327

  Kopjar, Branko ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accidents; Costs; Incidence; Prevention; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; DROWNING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL COST; INJURY; LEISURE; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030847434     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/7.3.321     Document Type: Article

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