Injury hospitalisation rates in Victoria, 1987-97: Trends, age and gender patterns

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 158-165

  Li, Lei ^a   Ozanne Smith, Joan ^b  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURN; FEMALE; FIRE; GENDER; HOMICIDE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0033994063     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2000.tb00136.x     Document Type: Article

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