Governmental health agencies need to assume leadership in injury prevention

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 2-3

  Finch, C F ^a   Hayen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; LEADERSHIP;

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NEW SOUTH WALES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33144481848     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2005.010587     Document Type: Editorial

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