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Term: Childhood Injuries

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2006-01-25

Definition:

Childhood injuries in the Assessing the Health of Children in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study deliverable by Brownell et al. (2001) were defined as all inpatient hospital records for Manitobans aged 0 to 19 with a value in the variable ECLASS between 01 and 23, and not equal to 10, 11 or 18 (exclusions based on iatrogenic conditions).

For more information related to childhood injuries, please read the Injuries - Injury Coding Using ICD-9 and ICD-9-CM concept.

For more information related to exclusions based on iatrogenic conditions, please read the External Cause of Injury Codes and Categories concept.

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  • Brownell M, Martens PJ, Kozyrskyj A, Fergusson P, Lerfald J, Mayer T, Derksen S, Friesen D. Assessing the Health of Children in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 2001. [Report] [Summary] (View)


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