Injury in the Americas: The relative burden and challenge

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 254-259

  Fraade Blanar, Laura ^a,b   Concha Eastman, Alberto ^c   Baker, Timothy ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Sustainable Development and Environmental Health Area ^*  (United States)

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Budget; Pan American health organization; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BUDGET DEFICIT; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INJURY; RESEARCH;

EID: 37649020745     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892007000900005     Document Type: Article

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