Public health lessons learned from analysis of New York City subway injuries

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 631-633

  Guth, Amber A ^a,b   O'Neill, Andrea ^a   Pachter, H Leon ^a   Diflo, Thomas ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

EID: 33645470117     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.057315     Document Type: Article

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