Trends in violence in England and Wales 2000-2004: An accident and emergency perspective

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 820-825

  Sivarajasingam, Vaseekaran ^a   Morgan, Peter ^b   Matthews, Kent ^b   Shepherd, Jonathan ^a   Walker, Rita ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and Emergency; Injury; Seasonality; Trends; Violence

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; EMERGENCIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650232959     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.08.017     Document Type: Article

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