Assault-related admissions to hospital in Central Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 300-304

  Williams, Ged F ^a,b,c   Chaboyer, Wendy P ^d   Schluter, Philip J ^e  

^a ALICE SPRINGS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUSTRALIA; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POPULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VICTIM;

EID: 0037120603     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04787.x     Document Type: Article

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