Cross-national comparison of injury mortality: Los Angeles County, California and Mexico City, Mexico
Author(s) -
Martha Hı́jar,
Lawrence Chu,
Jess F. Kraus
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/29.4.715
Subject(s) - death certificate , homicide , injury prevention , demography , medicine , mexico city , poison control , mortality rate , occupational safety and health , cause of death , case fatality rate , suicide prevention , geography , environmental health , gerontology , population , surgery , humanities , philosophy , disease , pathology , sociology
Cross-national comparisons of injury mortality can suggest possible causal explanations for injuries across different countries and cultures. This study identifies differences in injury mortality between Los Angeles (LA) County, California and Mexico City DF, Mexico.
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