Trends in hospitalization for firearm-related injury in Finland from 1990 to 2003

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1222-1227

  Mattila, Ville M ^a,b   Mäkitie, Ilkka ^c   Pihlajamäki, Harri ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

^b Finnish Defence Forces ^*  (Finland)

^c Armoured Brigade   (Finland)

Author keywords

Firearm related; Hospitalization; Incidence; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRACTURE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 33750956068     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000197179.50226.1d     Document Type: Article

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