Minority status and the risk of serious childhood injury and death

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 362-369

  Hayes, John R ^a,c   Groner, Jonathan I ^a,b,c  

^a Columbus Children's Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DEATH; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OHIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 14644425278     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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