Drowning in childhood: A population based study

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 80-83

  Bose, Anuradha ^a   George, Kuryan ^a   Joseph, Abraham ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033655342     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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