Influence of sociodemographic factors on the risk of unintentional childhood home injuries

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 366-370

  Laursen, Bjarne ^a   Nielsen, Jeppe W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Burns; Child; Injuries; Poisoning; Sociodemographic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCALD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POISONING; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 48149091778     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn034     Document Type: Article

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