A case-control study of childhood pedestrian injuries in Perth, Western Australia

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 280-287

  Stevenson, Mark ^a,d   Jamrozik, Konrad ^b   Burton, Paul ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDESTRIAN; SAFETY; SKILL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 0029945822     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.3.280     Document Type: Article

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