Fatal unintentional injuries among young children - A hospital based retrospective analysis

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 307-311

  Kanchan, Tanuj ^a   Menezes, Ritesh G ^a   Monteiro, Francis N P ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Accidents; Children; Epidemiology; Trauma; Unintentional injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DROWNING; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALD; SEX RATIO; THERMAL INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67649303046     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.12.017     Document Type: Article

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