The RISC research project: Injury in First Nations communities in British Columbia, Canada

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 72, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Anne George, M ^a,b   McCormick, Rod ^a   Lalonde, Chris E ^c   Jin, Andrew ^a   Brussoni, Marianna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal people's health; Canada; Injury; Standardized relative risk

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINAL PEOPLE'S HEALTH; AMBULATORY CARE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANADA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZED RELATIVE RISK; STATISTICS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ABORIGINAL PEOPLE'S HEALTH; CANADA; INJURY; STANDARDIZED RELATIVE RISK;

AMBULATORY CARE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; RISK FACTORS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84881303311     PISSN: 12399736     EISSN: 22423982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21182     Document Type: Article

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