Injuries in Khartoum state, the Sudan: A household survey of incidence and risk factors

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 144-153

  Tayeb, Sally El ^a,b   Abdalla, Safa ^c   Mørkve, Odd ^a   Heuch, Ivar ^a   Van den Bergh, Graziella ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b AHFAD UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN   (Sudan)

^c Sudanese Public Health Consultancy Group   (United Kingdom)

^d BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

community based survey; incidence; injuries; risk factors; Sudan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUDAN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SUDAN; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902871743     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2013.792283     Document Type: Article

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