Applicability of CDC guidelines toward the development of an injury surveillance system in the Caribbean

Injury Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 245-248

  Ezenkwele, Ugo A ^a   Holder, Y ^a  

^a Caribbean Epidemiology Center   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CARIBBEAN REGION; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); GUIDELINES; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035458916     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.7.3.245     Document Type: Short Survey

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