Injury mortality and morbidity among children in the United Arab Emirates

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-178

  Bener, A ^a,b   Al Salman, K M ^a   Pugh, R N H ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Accidents; Morbidity; Mortality; Pediatric injuries; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTUSION; DROWNING; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NECK INJURY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTUSIONS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NECK INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0031885454     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007444109260     Document Type: Article

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