Knee injuries in motor vehicle collisions: A study of the National Accident Sampling System database for the years 1979-1995

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 779-786

  Atkinson, Theresa ^a   Atkinson, Patrick ^b  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

^b KETTERING UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobile; Collision; Fracture; Impact; Intrusion; Knee

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034327487     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00131-1     Document Type: Article

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