Improving Severe Injury Surveillance in the Phoenix Area Using Arizona Hospitalization and Mortality Data

Description: 

Injuries are the leading cause of death for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) ages 1 to 44 years.1 The annual lifetime cost of injuries involving AI/AN people is over two billion dollars.

People: 
Alaska Native, American Indian
Location Description: 

Arizona AZ

Protocol: 
IHS Phoenix Area Office Public Access
Community: 
IHS Phoenix Area Office
Category: 
Miscellaneous
Original Date: 
2011
Creator: 
Piontkowski SR
Rights: 
Please contact the UNM Health Sciences Library to inquire about access to this item.
Source: 
The IHS Primary Care Provider 36: (2) 22-26
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Publisher: 
Phoenix Area IHS, Office of Environmental Health and Engineering
Identifier: 
9906363
Subject: 
Injuries, injury prevention, Injury Surveillance
Type: 
Journal Article