Seat belt use before and after motor vehicle trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 105-109

  Passman, Corey ^a   McGwin, Gerald ^a,b,c,d   Taylor, Allison J ^a   Rue III, Loring W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SEATBELT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALABAMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT ADMISSION; SEAT BELTS; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 0035406123     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200107000-00017     Document Type: Article

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