Psychiatric and psychological aspects of traffic accidents: A review

Journal of Traffic Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 17-21

  Iancu, Iulian ^a,c   Spivak, Baruch ^b,c   Dannon, Pinhas N ^a,c   Wiener, Ada ^d   Weizman, Abraham ^b,c  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVER; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0030458482     PISSN: 03455564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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