Case analyses of all children’s drowning deaths occurring in Sweden 1998–2007

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 174-179

  Schyllander, Jan ^a   Janson, Staffan ^b   Nyberg, Cecilia ^b   Eriksson, Ulla Britt ^b   Stark Ekman, Diana ^b  

^a Myndigheten for Samhallsskydd och Beredskap   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; drowning; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876461790     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494812471156     Document Type: Article

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