Injury mortality in rural South Africa 2000 - 2007: Rates and associated factors;Mortalité par traumatisme en zone rurale d'Afrique du Sud, 2000-2007: Taux et facteurs associés

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 439-446

  Garrib, Anupam ^a   Herbst, Abraham J ^a   Hosegood, Victoria ^a,b   Newell, Marie Louise ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mortality; Road traffic injuries; Rural population; South Africa; Wounds and Injuries

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESTIMATION METHOD; INJURY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DROWNING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FIRE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOMICIDE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STAB WOUND; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79952747892     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02730.x     Document Type: Article

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