Home injuries in a Swedish municipality - Consequences and costs

Safety Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-29

  Lindqvist, K ^a   Schelp, L ^b,c   Timpka, T ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Community intervention; Costs; Epidemiology; Home injuries; Safe community

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COSTS; HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HOME INJURIES; SAFE COMMUNITY;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0344505226     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(98)00052-6     Document Type: Article

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