Epidemiology of electrical and lightning related deaths and injuries among Canadian children and youth

Injury Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-124

  Nguyen, B H ^a   MacKay, M ^b   Bailey, B ^a   Klassen, T P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BURN; CANADA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC ACCIDENT; ELECTRIC INJURY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC INJURIES; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LIGHTNING INJURIES; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4344668045     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2003.004911     Document Type: Article

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