Association between childhood fatal injuries and socioeconomic position at individual and area levels: A multilevel study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-140

  Kim, Myoung Hee ^b   Subramanian, S V ^c   Kawachi, Ichiro ^c   Kim, Chang Yup ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GENDER; INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

ACCIDENTS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KOREA; MALE; MOTHERS; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 33846569573     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.047738     Document Type: Article

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