Adolescent Injury Deaths and Hospitalization in Canada: Magnitude and Temporal Trends (1979-2003)

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-92

  Pan, Sai Yi ^a   Desmeules, Marie ^a   Morrison, Howard ^a   Semenciw, Robert ^a   Ugnat, Anne Marie ^a   Thompson, Wendy ^a   Mao, Yang ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Hospitalization; Injury; Intentional; Mortality; Trend; Unintentional

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOMUTILATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DROWNING; FALLING; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VITAL STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34250160146     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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