Trends in violence in England and Wales 1995-2000: An accident and emergency perspective

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 219-226

  Sivarajasingam, Vaseekaran ^a   Shepherd, Jonathan ^a   Matthews, Kent ^b   Jones, Sally ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Injury; Trends; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIOLENCE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTUMN; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SPRING; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; VIOLENCE; WALES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036743240     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/24.3.219     Document Type: Article

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