The increasing burden of injuries in developing countries: Direct and indirect consequences

Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 230-232

  Gosselin, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Developing countries; Injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BURDEN OF ILL HEALTH; BURKINA FASO; CAMBODIA; CHINA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FALLING; HUMAN; INJURY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PANDEMIC; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SURVIVOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 76449093075     PISSN: 08859698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTO.0b013e3181bfd56c     Document Type: Review

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