Childhood injuries in Northern Israel - Prevalence and risk factors

Harefuah

Volumn 142, Issue 8-9, 2003, Pages 579-582+648

  Miron, Dan ^a,b   Shinnawi, Fatmeh ^c   Meenes, Rahel ^c   Avishai, Idit ^c   Sarid, Yosi ^a   Rotem, Menachem ^a,b  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blow; Child; Falling; Injury; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0141682412     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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