Evaluation of unintentional injuries sustained by children: A hospital based study from Ankara-Turkey

Birgul P., Ocaktan M. E., Akdur R., Soner Y. M., Sevil I., Safa C.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.29, sa.3, ss.832-836, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12669/pjms.293.3150
  • Dergi Adı: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.832-836
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Childhood unintentional injuries, Injury surveillance, Childhood injuries, BURDEN
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objectives: Unintentional injuries are one of the leading causes of death, hospitalization and disability across the world. Detailed work on child injury in low-income and middle-income countries began more recently and is now indicating priorities for prevention. This study aims to draw attention to the subject with the assessment of the injuries sustained by the study group.