Age and gender patterns in motor vehicle crash injuries: Importance of type of crash and occupant role

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-172

  Tavris, Dale R ^a   Kuhn, Evelyn M ^a   Layde, Peter M ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gender; Motor vehicle crash

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WISCONSIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035286043     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(00)00027-0     Document Type: Article

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