Pattern of injury mortality by age-group in children aged 0-14 years in Scotland, 2002-2006, and its implications for prevention

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Pearson, Janne ^a   Stone, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; ASSAULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FIRE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; AGE; BURN; FALLING; FEMALE; INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASPHYXIA; BURNS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SCOTLAND; SUICIDE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 65449132495     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-9-26     Document Type: Article

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