Seat-belt use and relation to neurologic injury in motor vehicle crashes

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-328

  Sasso, Rick C ^a,b   Meyer, Paul R ^a   Heinemann, Allen W ^a   Van Aken, John ^a   Hastie, Barbara ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor vehicle crashes; Neurologic injury; Seat belts; Spinal injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEATBELT; SPINE INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0030876744     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199708000-00008     Document Type: Article

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