Long-term effects of community-based injury prevention on the island of Værøy in Norway: A 20-year follow up

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 312-319

  Tellnes, Gunnar ^a   Lund, Johan ^a   Sandvik, Leiv ^b   Klouman, Elise ^c   Ytterstad, Børge ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c District Medical Office   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Community based; evaluation; injury prevention; intervention; long term effects; public health; safe communities; safety promotion; sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR VEHICLE; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 33744922405     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940500414774     Document Type: Article

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