Gender differences in adolescent injury characteristics: A population-based study of hospital A&E data

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 732-741

  McQuillan, R ^a   Campbell, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Sex; Sports

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; INJURY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SPORT;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; FRACTURE; HOME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFANT; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT, HOSPITALIZED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

AIRDRIE; ALBERTA; CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33746345293     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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