Childhood injuries in rural north India

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-52

  Mohan, Dinesh ^a   Kumar, Adarsh ^b   Varghese, Mathew ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c ST STEPHEN S HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Child; Farm; India; Injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249121328     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300903524862     Document Type: Article

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