Global childhood unintentional injury surveillance in four cities in developing countries: a pilot study

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency and nature of childhood injuries and to explore the risk factors for such injuries in low-income countries by using emergency department (ED) surveillance data. METHODS: This pilot study represents the initial phase of a multi-country global childhood unintentio...

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Main Authors: Adnan A Hyder, David E Sugerman, Prasanthi Puvanachandra, Junaid Razzak, Hesham El-Sayed, Andres Isaza, Fazlur Rahman, Margie Peden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2009-05-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862009000500011&lng=en&tlng=en