Injury-related deaths among women aged 10–50 years in Bangladesh, 1996–97
The LancetPublished 1 April 2000
Hussain Yusuf, Halida H. Akhter, Hafizur Rahman, Mahbub-E-Elahi K Chowdhury, Roger Rochat
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SJR quartileQ1
SJR score12.11
SNIP22.72
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Intentional and unintentional injuries are a major cause of death among women aged 10-50 years in Bangladesh and strategies to reduce injury-related deaths among women need to be devised.
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Intentional and unintentional injuries are a major cause of death among women aged 10-50 years in Bangladesh. Strategies to reduce injury-related deaths among women need to be devised.
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