Reporting of the incidence of hospitalised injuries: Numerator issues

Injury Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 370-375

  Boufous, Soufiane ^a   Williamson, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 1542647705     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.9.4.370     Document Type: Article

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