Severe injury among Hispanic and non-Hispanic white children in Washington State

Public Health Reports

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-24

  Karr, Catherine J ^a,b,d   Rivara, Frederick P ^a,b,c   Cummings, Peter ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SCALD; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; INJURY; NEWBORN; RISK; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WASHINGTON; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 14844322907     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 00333549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490512000105     Document Type: Article

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