Epidemiology of severe trauma among status Aboriginal Canadians: A population-based study

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1007-1011

  Karmali, Stahzeer ^a   Laupland, Kevin ^a,b   Harrop, A R ^a   Findlay, Christi ^c   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^a,c   Winston, Brent ^a   Kortbeek, John ^a,c   Crowshoe, Lindsay ^b   Hameed, Morad ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNOLOGY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 17444414645     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1040432     Document Type: Article

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