An epidemiological study of non-fatal pedestrian injuries

Safety Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-141

  Eilert Petersson, E ^a,b,c   Schelp, L ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK MANAGEMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

NONFATAL PEDESTRIAN INJURY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDESTRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRAIN; SWEDEN; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

EID: 0032124746     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(98)00014-9     Document Type: Article

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