Injury severity and duration of hospital stay for urban road accidents in Riyadh

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1665, 1999, Pages 125-132

  Al Ghamdi, Ali S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

HOSPITALIZATION; INJURY SEVERITY;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0033318793     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1665-17     Document Type: Article

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