Characteristics of Trauma in North East Iran and the prevention strategies

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 576-579

  Modaghegh, Mohamad Hadi Saeed ^a   Saremi, Elena ^a   Mohamadian, Mohamad ^a   Jafarzadeh, Reza ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

North East Iran; Prevention; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BURN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FALLING; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELMET; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOUSEWIFE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; IRAN; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECK INJURY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEATBELT; SEX RATIO; STAB WOUND; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84887119219     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: 17353947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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