Hospitalizations for immersion-related injuries in Alaska 1991-2000

Safety Science

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 479-489

  Hudson, Diana S ^a   Nilsen, Per ^b   Johnson, Jeffrey S ^c   Mode, Nicolle A ^d   Moore, Martha A ^e   Bensyl, Diana M ^f   Ekman, Robert S ^a,g  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Alaska Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

^d Statistician   (United States)

^e Alaska Department Health and Social Services   (United States)

^f Statistician   (United States)

^g Swedish Rescue Services   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alaska; Immersion injuries; Nonfatal drowning; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CRAFT;

ALASKA; IMMERSION INJURIES; NONFATAL DROWNING;

HEALTH RISKS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DROWNING; ETHNOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEAR DROWNING; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33646714630     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2005.08.013     Document Type: Article

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