Risk factors for injury in a national cohort of 87,134 Thai adults

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-39

  Yiengprugsawan, V ^a   Stephan, K ^b   McClure, R ^b   Kelly, M ^a   Seubsman, S ^c   Bain, C ^d   Sleigh, A C ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Home injury; Risk factors; Sport injury; Thailand; Transport injury; Work injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; INJURY; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH OF FATHER DUE TO INJURY; DEATH OF MOTHER DUE TO INJURY; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SELF EVALUATION; SPORT INJURY; THAILAND; TRANSPORT INJURY; URBAN AREA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; THAILAND; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

THAILAND;

EID: 84155171310     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.09.027     Document Type: Article

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