Nail-gun injuries treated in emergency departments - United States, 2001-2005

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 56, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 329-332

  Lipscomb, H J ^a   Jackson, L L ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 34247176800     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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