Pathologic features of childhood pedestrian fatalities

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-106

  Byard, Roger W ^a   Green, Helen ^a   James, Ross A ^a   Gilbert, John D ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Motor vehicle fatality; Pediatric pedestrian injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDESTRIAN; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NECK INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; THORACIC INJURIES;

EID: 0034089506     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-200006000-00002     Document Type: Article

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