Community based estimation of extent and determinants of cost of injuries in a north Indian city

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 23-29

  Reddy, G M M ^a   Singh, Amarjeet ^b   Singh, Dalbir ^c  

^a CHETTINAD HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b School of Public Health   (India)

^c POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Direct cost; injury; productivity cost

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84877125286     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: 19983654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.110857     Document Type: Article

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