The incidence of school-related injuries among adolescents in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 172-177

  Yang, Chun Yuh ^a   Yeh, Yu Chih ^a   Cheng, Ming Fen ^a   Lin, Meng Chiao ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Accidents; Adolescent behaviour; Epidemiology; Injuries; School age population

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTUSION; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; INJURY; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TAIWAN;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; TAIWAN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031713475     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00046-4     Document Type: Article

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