Non-firearm weapon use and injury severity: Priorities for prevention

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 395-399

  Brennan, I R ^a   Moore, S C ^a   Shepherd, J P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENETRATING TRAUMA; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TRIAGE; VIOLENCE; WALES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 33846175034     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.011858     Document Type: Article

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