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

• Main Authors: Adnan A Hyder (Author), David E Sugerman (Author), Prasanthi Puvanachandra (Author), Junaid Razzak (Author), Hesham El-Sayed (Author), Andres Isaza (Author), Fazlur Rahman (Author), Margie Peden (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2009-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...