Acute traumatic injuries in rural populations

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1689-1693

  Peek Asa, Corinne ^a,b   Zwerling, Craig ^a   Stallones, Lorann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b IREH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROWNING; FIRE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 4944264483     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.10.1689     Document Type: Review

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