Introduction: The scientific basis for injury control

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue , 2003, Pages 20-23

  Rivara, Frederick P ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INJURY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0041903712     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxg009     Document Type: Editorial

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