Comparison of data population-based and from hospital-based injuries / 中华流行病学杂志
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
;
(12): 967-969, 2004.
Artículo
en Chino
| WPRIM
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare data from an epidemiological survey on injuries with a survey conducted in hospitals on injuries in the same areas and to find out the differences and shortcomings of hospital data in describing the feature of injuries in an area.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Comparing the causes and age distributions of injuries from the two surveys.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The first 4 leading causes of injuries from the population-based survey were mechanical injuries, falls, burns/scalds and traffic accidents while the first 4 leading causes of hospital-based survey were traffic accidents, assault, mechanical injuries and burns/scalds. The differences of the age distributions of these leading causes between the two surveys were significant except mechanical injuries.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Differences were noticed between population-based survey and hospital-based survey. It should be cautions when using hospital data to describe the features of injuries in a certain area.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Heridas y Lesiones
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Accidentes por Caídas
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Quemaduras
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Accidentes de Tránsito
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China
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Salud Rural
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Epidemiología
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Incidencia
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Hospitalización
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Niño
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Child, preschool
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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