Fatal injuries among urban children in South Africa: Risk distribution and potential for reduction;Traumatismes fatals parmi les enfants urbains d'Afrique du Sud: Distribution des risques et possibilités de les réduire

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 267-272

  Burrows, Stephanie ^a   van Niekerk, Ashley ^b   Laflamme, Lucie ^c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; HEALTH RISK; INJURY; POPULATION SIZE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DROWNING; FATALITY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77950795919     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.068486     Document Type: Article

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