Slipping on ice and snow - Elderly women and young men are typical victims

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 211-215

  Björnstig, Ulf ^a   Björnstig, Johanna ^b   Dahlgren, Anna ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fall injuries; Ice snow; Slipping

Indexed keywords

ICE; SNOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; ICE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SNOW; SWEDEN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031085439     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(96)00074-7     Document Type: Article

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