Injuries from interpersonal violence presenting to a rural health center in Western Kenya: Characteristics and correlates

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-40

  Ranney, M L ^a,d   Odero, W ^b   Mello, M J ^a   Waxman, M ^a   Fife, R S ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INJURY; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61649092415     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.019547     Document Type: Article

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