Reported fatal and non-fatal incidents involving tourists in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, 1992-2002

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 123-131

  Heggie, Travis W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatal incidents; Hawaii; Injury; National Park; Non fatal incidents; Traveller

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALLING; FATALITY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART DISEASE; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MORTALITY; NATIONAL PARK; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; TOURISM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VOLCANO;

EID: 19144372271     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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