Injuries in the North--analysis of 20 years of surveillance data collected by the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program.

Injury is a major public health concern, particularly for Canadians living in Arctic regions where the harsh physical and social conditions pose additional challenges. Surveillance data collected over the past 2 decades through the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP)...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Do, Minh T, Fréchette, Mylène, McFaull, Steven, Denning, Bryany, Ruta, Mike, Thompson, Wendy
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Atypon 2013
Subjects:
CHIRPP
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
injury
surveillance
Arctic
Canada
Circumpolar Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24062994
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3779785/
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Summary:Injury is a major public health concern, particularly for Canadians living in Arctic regions where the harsh physical and social conditions pose additional challenges. Surveillance data collected over the past 2 decades through the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP) provide insights into the burden of injuries in certain parts of Canada.

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