Fatal and non-fatal fire injuries in England 1995-2004: Time trends and inequalities by age, sex and area deprivation

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 154-161

  Mulvaney, C ^a   Kendrick, D ^a   Towner, E ^b   Brussoni, M ^c   Hayes, M ^d   Powell, J ^b   Robertson, S ^e   Ward, H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d CHILD ACCIDENT PREVENTION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deprivation; Fires; Time trends; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FIRE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES AS TOPIC; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FIRES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66649106488     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn103     Document Type: Article

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