Unintentional drowning in northern Iran: A population-based study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1977-1981

  Kiakalayeh, Ali Davoudi ^a   Mohammadi, Reza ^a   Ekman, Diana Stark ^a   Chabok, Shahrokh Yousefzade ^b   Janson, Bjarne ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Death Registry System; Drowning; Iran; Unintentional injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; HEALTH RISKS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DEATH REGISTRY SYSTEM; DEVELOPED ECONOMIES; DROWNING; IRAN; MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES; RISK FACTORS; UNINTENTIONAL INJURY;

RISK ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SWIMMING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BATHING BEACHES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SWIMMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55049101941     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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