The pattern of injuries among the victims of the Bam earthquake

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 70-76

  Ashraj Ganjouei, K ^a   Ekhlaspour, Laya ^b   Iranmanesh, E ^c   Poorian, P ^c   Sohbati, S ^c   Ashraf Ganjooei, N ^a   Rashid Farokhi, F ^d   Karamuzian, S ^c  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Injury; Iran

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549095045     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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