Risk factors influencing the occurrence of injuries in Koreans requiring hospitalization

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 164-170

  Paek, Kyung Won ^a   Chun, Ki Hong ^b   Cho, Joon Pil ^b  

^a Baekseok University   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Injuries; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FALLING; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INTOXICATION; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34248202095     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2007.48.2.164     Document Type: Article

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