Injury mortality among children and teenagers in New Zealand compared with the United States of America

Injury Prevention

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-199

  Langley, John D ^a   Smeijers, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Injury matrix; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROWNING; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DROWNING; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031226018     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.3.3.195     Document Type: Article

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