The incidence of injury presentations to emergency departments: What we dot now can hurt us

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-3

  Meaney, S ^a   Williamson, E ^a   Corcoran, P ^a   Arensman, E ^a   Perry, I J ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUICIDE RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; ONSET AGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; TREND STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84875331815     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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