Childhood injuries in Singapore: A community nationwide study

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 116-121

  Thein, Myint Myint ^a,b   Lee, B W ^a   Bun, P Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NONE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Childhood injuries; Community; Home hazards; Home injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMMUNITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE;

ACCIDENTS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POISONING; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SINGAPORE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 15244349228     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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