The horizon of unintentional injuries among children in low-income setting: An overview from bangladesh health and injury survey

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

Volumn 2009, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Chowdhury, S M ^a,b   Rahman, A ^a,b   Mashreky, S R ^a,b   Giashuddin, S M ^b   Svanstrm, L ^a   Hrte, L G ^a   Rahman, F ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOPSY; BANGLADESH; BITE; BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CITY; DEATH; DIARRHEA; DROWNING; ELECTROCUTION; FALLING; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INFORMATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTROSPECTION; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEASLES; MENINGITIS; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SKIN INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; INFANT; INJURY; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DROWNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POVERTY; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77953833200     PISSN: 16879805     EISSN: 16879813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/435403     Document Type: Article

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