An epidemiological study of injury among urban population

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 28, 2009, Pages 402-407

  Ghimire, Anup ^a   Nagesh, S ^b   Jha, N ^a   Niraula, S R ^a   Devkota, S ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemiological factors; Major injury; Minor injury; RTA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BITE; BURN; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FALLING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SCALD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; STAB WOUND; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 74849126210     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v7i4.2762     Document Type: Article

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