Profile of injury cases admitted to a tertiary level hospital in South India

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-51

  Uthkarsh, Pallavi Sarji ^a   Suryanarayana, S P ^b   Gautham, M S ^b   Shivraj, N S ^b   Murthy, N S ^b   Pruthvish, S ^b  

^a Sri Siddharta Medical College   (India)

^b M S RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bangalore; factors; injuries; road traffic accidents; vehicle users

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BURN; CAR; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILES; BICYCLING; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; SEAT BELTS; SEX FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859512139     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2011.603149     Document Type: Article

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