Addressing the growing burden of trauma and injury in low- and middle-income countries

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-17

  Hofman, Karen ^a   Primack, Aron ^a   Keusch, Gerald ^b   Hrynkow, Sharon ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; WORLD HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 11344259252     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.039354     Document Type: Review

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