Varying gender pattern of childhood injury mortality over time in Scotland

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 524-530

  Pearson, J ^a   Jeffrey, S ^a   Stone, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWNING; FALLING; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASPHYXIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POISONING; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67649729573     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.148403     Document Type: Article

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