Traffic injury mortality in children in transitional Lithuania - A longitudinal analysis from 1971 to 2005

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 358-361

  Strukcinskiene, B ^a   Martinkenas, A ^a   Towner, E ^b   Janson, S ^c   Andersson, R ^c  

^a KLAIPEDA UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Exposure; Traffic injuries; Trend; Young

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LITHUANIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LITHUANIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 41949141849     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00634.x     Document Type: Article

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