Injury surveillance in an accident and emergency department: A year in the life of CHIRPP

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 533-536

  Morrison, A ^a   Stone, D H ^a   Doraiswamy, N V ^b   Ramsay, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Lothian Health ^*

Author keywords

Accident and emergency; Injury; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRAIN;

EID: 0032989682     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.80.6.533     Document Type: Article

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