The high burden of injuries in South Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 695-702

  Norman, Rosana ^a   Matzopoulos, Richard ^b   Groenewald, Pam ^a   Bradshawa, Debbie ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Crime Violence and Injury Lead Programme   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; APARTHEID; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENSUS; DISABILITY; INJURY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL POLICY; VIOLENCE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RATING SCALE; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SOUTH AFRICA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ASSA;

EID: 34548694765     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.037184     Document Type: Article

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