Inequalities in unintentional injuries between indigenous and non-indigenous children: A systematic review

Injury Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue E1, 2015, Pages e144-e152

  Möller, Holger ^a   Falster, Kathleen ^a,b,c   Ivers, Rebecca ^d   Jorm, Louisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FALLING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT; POPULATION GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; POPULATION GROUPS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84940575860     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2013-041133     Document Type: Article

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