Factors affecting injury severity to rear-seated occupants in rural motor vehicle crashes

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 93-98

  Brown, Charles K ^a   Cline, David M ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crashes; Fatality; Injury; Rear seat occupants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VELOCITY;

EID: 0035089902     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2001.19982     Document Type: Article

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