Epidemiology of urban trauma deaths: A comprehensive reassessment 10 years later

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1507-1511

  Cothren, C Clay ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^a   Hedegaard, Holly B ^b   Meng, Katy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMOGRAPHY; FALLING; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; URBAN AREA;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; COLORADO; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34250672791     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-007-9087-2     Document Type: Article

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