Strengthening care of injured children globally

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 382-389

  Mock, Charles ^a   Abantanga, Francis ^b   Goosen, Jacques ^c   Joshipura, Manjul ^d   Juillard, Catherine ^e  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d Academy of Traumatology India   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD HEALTH; DISABILITY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; OPTIMIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROPHYLAXIS; TRAUMATOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 66149119322     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.057059     Document Type: Article

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