Trends in violent deaths among young people 10-24 years old, in Switzerland, 1969-1997

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 291-297

  Schlueter, Virginie ^a   Narring, Françoise ^a,b   Münch, Ueli ^c   Michaud, Pierre André ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b U Multidisciplinaire S Adolescents   (Switzerland)

^c Swiss Federal Statistical Office   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Mortality; Suicide; Traffic injuries; Trends; Violent death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTOXICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; SWITZERLAND; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE; CHILD; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; OVERDOSE; SUICIDE; SWITZERLAND; VIOLENCE;

EID: 3242877411     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000024673.93494.2e     Document Type: Article

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