Unintentional injuries in school-aged children and adolescents: Lessons from a systematic review of cohort studies

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-124

  Mytton, J ^a   Towner, E ^a   Brussoni, M ^b   Gray, S ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67649866329     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.019471     Document Type: Article

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