Open AccessIncidence of physical injuries in a rural community in Sri Lanka: Results of the first community survey in Sri Lanka
Author(s) -
Lamawansa,
A Piyathilake
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.43229
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , sri lanka , medicine , rural community , population , injury prevention , poison control , rural area , environmental health , community hospital , demography , geography , pathology , psychiatry , physics , sociology , optics , tanzania , environmental planning
Injuries account for approximately 11% of all hospital admissions in Sri Lanka. However, no published data are available with regard to the community incidence of injuries in Sri Lanka.