Traffic-related injury hospitalizations among California elderly, 1994

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 389-395

  Peek Asa, Corinne ^a   Dean, Bonnie Blander ^a   Halbert, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Foundation Health Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Epidemiology; Injury; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032064738     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(97)00104-8     Document Type: Article

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