Systematic medical data collection of intentional injuries during armed conflicts: A pilot study conducted in West Bank, Palestine

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-23

  Helweg Larsen, Karin ^a   Brønnum Hansen, Henrik ^a   Abdel Jabbar Al Qadi, Ashraf Hasan ^b   Al Jabriri, Jalal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AL QUDS UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

armed conflict; child; classification; data collection; injury; medical records; Palestine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; ISRAEL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE EAST; NEWBORN; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIOLENCE; WAR; AGED; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EYE INJURY; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PALESTINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; VICTIM; WEAPON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIOLENCE; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EXPLOSIVE;

EID: 3843065830     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940310018048     Document Type: Article

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