Self-destruction in Finnish motor traffic accidents in 1974-1992

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 697-704

  Hernetkoski, Kati ^a   Keskinen, Esko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Motor traffic accidents; Self destruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 0032158556     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(97)00092-4     Document Type: Article

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