A comparison of nonfatal unintentional injuries in the United States among U.S.-born and foreign-born persons

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 303-325

  Sinclair, Sara A ^a   Smith, Gary A ^a   Xiang, Huiyun ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Injury; Public health; Risk; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BITE; CHILD; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; INJURY; INSECT BITE; INTERVIEW; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA COLLECTION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33745595305     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-006-9012-x     Document Type: Article

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