Fatal and nonfatal unintentional injuries in adult women, United States

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 754-762

  Mack, Karin A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNS; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 5644299027     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2004.13.754     Document Type: Review

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