Population-based estimates of injuries in Sri Lanka

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 170-175

  Navaratne, K V ^a,b,c   Fonseka, P ^a   Rajapakshe, L ^b   Somatunga, L ^d   Ameratunga, S ^e   Ivers, R ^c   Dandona, R ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sri Lanka)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^f George Institute for International Health India   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSON; DOG; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; SRI LANKA; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSONS; DOGS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SRI LANKA; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649205264     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.019943     Document Type: Article

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