Childhood injuries in Pakistan: Results from two communities

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 392-398

  Lasi, Seema ^a   Rafique, Ghazala ^a   Peermohamed, Habib ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Child; Cross sectional studies; Injuries; Pakistan; Retrospective studies

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; PAKISTAN; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PAKISTAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SUBURBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78049394386     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v28i4.6046     Document Type: Article

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