Childhood fall: Epidemiologic findings from a population-based survey in Bangladesh

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-88

  Chowdhury, Salim Mahmud ^a,b   Rahman, Aminur ^a,b   Mashreky, Saidur Rahman ^a,b   Giashuddin, Sheikh ^a   Rahman, AKM Fazlur ^a,b   Svanström, Leif ^b   Hörte, Lars Gunnar ^b   Linnan, Michael ^c   Shafinaz, Sumona ^d   Uhaa, Iyorlumun J ^d  

^a Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c The Alliance for Safe Children (TASC)   (Thailand)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; childhood; epidemiology; Fall; survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 43149084826     PISSN: 21911231     EISSN: 21910367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJDHD.2008.7.1.81     Document Type: Article

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