Incidence and pattern of injuries among residents of a rural area in South-Western Nigeria: A community-based study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Olawale, Omoniyi A ^a   Owoaje, Eme T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FALLING; FATALITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY; KNIFE CUT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STAB WOUND; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 37749014855     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-246     Document Type: Article

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