Disability and risk of non-fatal residential injuries among adults

Injury Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 302-305

  Vladutiu, C J ^a,b,d   Casteel, C ^a,b   Runyan, C W ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049122640     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.018838     Document Type: Article

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