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The regional differences in prevalence, medical expenditures and risk factors for injury in Taiwanese teenagers

BACKGROUND: Injury is the leading cause of death in teenagers worldwide. In Taiwan, people in mountainous areas have a 4 to 8 years shorter life span than the general population. Injury among teenagers is likely a major cause. The objective of this study was to investigate the regional differences i...

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Autores principales: Chen, Huei-Yang, Chang, Hsing-Yi, Shih, Shu-Fang, Hsu, Chih-Cheng, Lin, Yu-Hsuan, Shih, Yaw-Tang
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1539003/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16638154
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-6-107