Population-based study of severe trauma due to electrocution in the Calgary Health Region, 1996-2002

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 289-292

  Laupland, Kevin B ^a,b   Kortbeek, John B ^a   Findlay, Christi ^a   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^a   Morad Hameed, S ^c  

^a CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTROCUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 24744441934     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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