Deprivation and unintentional injury hospitalization in Quebec children

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 56-69

  Gagné, Mathieu ^a   Hamel, Denis ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Hospitalizations; Inequalities; Injuries; Quebec; Socio economic factors; Trauma; Unintentional

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; POVERTY; QUEBEC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 61849119472     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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