Occurrence and risk factors of unintentional injuries among 12- to 18-year-old Finns - A survey of 8219 adolescents

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 437-444

  Mattila, Ville ^a   Parkkari, Jari ^b   Kannus, Pekka ^b   Rimpelä, Arja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Incidence; Injury; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LEG; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPRAIN; VIOLENCE; WOUND;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; UPPER EXTREMITY; URBAN HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 3543022072     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000027355.85493.cb     Document Type: Review

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