Intentional and unintentional injury in the State of Nevada: 1989-1992

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-53

  Niemcryk, Steve J ^a,c   Hines, Rebecca ^a   Brawley, Michael ^b   Yount, Sheryl I ^b  

^a Office of Science and Epidemiology   (United States)

^b Office of Emergency Medical and Trauma Services   (United States)

^c DHHS HRSA BHRD OSE RAB   (United States)

Author keywords

Firearms; Injury; Public health; Registries; Suicide; Trauma; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIREARM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEVADA; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF MUTILATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL RATE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031887662     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(97)00013-5     Document Type: Article

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