Quantifying the iceberg effect for injury. Using comprehensive community health data

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 328-332

  Sahai, Vic S ^a,b,c   Ward, Mary S ^a,c   Zmijowskyj, Tim ^b,c   Rowe, Brian H ^d  

^a Northern Health Information Partnership   (Canada)

^b Northeastern Ontario Medical Education Corporation   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accidents; Health services; Public health; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FATALITY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 26844460170     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404025     Document Type: Article

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