Patterns of unintentional injury in childhood and their relation to socio-economic factors

Public Health

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 291-294

  Laing, G J ^a,c   Logan, S ^b  

^a Kings Breast Care   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c St Leonard's   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood injury rate; Local safety agenda; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; INJURY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033386124     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3506(99)00182-1     Document Type: Article

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