Abstract
Children in the first decade of life are extremely vulnerable to accidents. Seventy-five cases of accidental deaths in children aged less than ten years were identified in a retrospective review of medicolegal autopsies during 1993–2006 in Manipal, India. Boys were more likely to suffer accidental death that girls (male–female ratio 2.3:1). Road traffic accidents accounted for the majority of the deaths (56%), followed by burns (21.4%).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 188-189 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Tropical Doctor |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01-01-2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases