Incidence and pattern of unintentional injuries and resulting disability among children under 5 years of age: Results of the National Health Survey of Pakistan

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-238

  Fatmi, Zafar ^a   Kazi, Ambreen ^a   Hadden, Wilbur C ^b   Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^a   Razzak, Junaid A ^a   Pappas, Gregory ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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

Author keywords

Accidents; Childhood; Developing countries; Disability; Injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMMUNITY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FALLING; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL AREA; SKIN BRUISING; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; ACCIDENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PAKISTAN; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 63449119510     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2009.01024.x     Document Type: Article

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