Purpose, development and use of injury indicators

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 207-211

  Lyons, Ronan A ^a   Brophy, Sinead ^a   Pockett, Rhys ^b   John, Gareth ^c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c Brunel House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Burden of injury; Injury index; Injury indicators

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COST OF ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COST OF ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POLICY MAKING; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33644986838     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300500172776     Document Type: Article

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