Leading causes of unintentional and intentional injury mortality: United States, 2000-2009

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Rockett, Ian R H ^a   Regier, Michael D ^a   Kapusta, Nestor D ^c   Coben, Jeffrey H ^b   Miller, Ted R ^d   Hanzlick, Randy L ^e   Todd, Knox H ^f   Sattin, Richard W ^g   Kennedy, Leslie W ^h   Kleinig, John ⁱ   Smith, Gordon S ^j  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^g MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^h RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FALLING; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INTOXICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RACE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867550241     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300960     Document Type: Article

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