Injury elimination and survival: A cross-national study

Public Health

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-30

  Rockett, I R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Homicide; Life expectancy; Suicide; Traffic accidents; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INJURY; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031963650     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(98)00202-9     Document Type: Article

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