Neighbourhood income gradients in hospitalisations due to motor vehicle traffic incidents among Canadian children

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 163-169

  Oliver, L ^a   Kohen, D ^a  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CANADA; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BICYCLING; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649213585     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.020347     Document Type: Article

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