The evaluation of a surveillance system for violent and non-intentional injury mortality in Colombian cities

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 77-84

  Gutierrez Martinez, Maria Isabel ^a   Espinosa Del Villin, Rafael ^a   Fandiño, Andrés ^a   Oliver, Ronald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Homicides; Mortality; Observatories; Surveillance systems; Violence prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; EVALUATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

COLOMBIA; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34547739074     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300701234425     Document Type: Article

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