Seismic, structural, and individual factors associated with earthquake related injury

Injury Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-66

  Peek Asa, Corinne ^a   Ramirez, M ^b   Seligson, H ^c   Shoaf, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c EQE International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DISASTER; FEMALE; GEOLOGY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GEOLOGY; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0038024062     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.9.1.62     Document Type: Article

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