Nonfatal unintentional injuries in Taiwan

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 492-500

  Chang, Fong Ching ^a   Tsai, Yih Jian ^a   Wu, Shang Liang ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Falls; Motor vehicle accidents; National Health Interview Survey; Nonfatal unintentional injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; DATA ANALYSIS; FALLING; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LACERATION; MOTOR VEHICLE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCALD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 1842737046     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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