Preventing the leading cause of death in young people in Europe

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 842-843

  Sethi, Dinesh ^a,b   Racioppi, Francesco ^a   Bertollini, Roberto ^a  

^a WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

^b WHO European Centre for Environment and Health   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EUROPE; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INJURY; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPE; HUMANS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34848893325     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.063081     Document Type: Editorial

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