Injury prevention: Why so important?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Stewart, Ronald M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUNKEN DRIVING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HELMET; HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34250217464     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31806546ab     Document Type: Conference Paper

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