Stable and dynamic differences in injury mortality between the Nordic countries. What do they say about inherent national characteristics with regard to risk?

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 16-22

  Melinder, Karin A ^a   Andersson, Ragnar ^b  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

intentional injury; mortality trend; Nordic countries; unintentional injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NORWAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NORWAY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034154824     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/140349480002800105     Document Type: Article

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