Injuries to boys and girls in Swedish schools: Different activities, different results?

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 132-136

  Menckell, Ewa ^a   Laflamme, Lucie ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

age; gender; injury ratios; school grade; school injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034200957     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/140349480002800209     Document Type: Article

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