Homeless in America: Injuries treated in US emergency departments, 2007-2011

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 289-297

  Mackelprang, Jessica L ^a,b   Graves, Janessa M ^a,b   Rivara, Frederick P ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency department; homelessness; injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905252715     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2013.825631     Document Type: Article

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