Trends in childhood injury mortality in Canada, 1979-2002

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 155-160

  Pan, S Y ^a   Ugnat, A M ^a   Semenciw, R ^a   Desmeules, M ^a   Mao, Y ^a   MacLeod, M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33745863515     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2005.010561     Document Type: Article

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