Socioeconomic variation in injury in children and older people: A population based study

Injury Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-37

  Lyons, Ronan ^a,b   Jones, S J ^a   Deacon, T ^a   Heaven, M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WALES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0037686159     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.9.1.33     Document Type: Article

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