Epidemiology of accidents among users of two-wheeled motor vehicles: A surveillance study in two Italian cities

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-103

  Latorre, Giuseppe ^a   Bertazzoni, Giuliano ^b   Zotta, Donato ^c   Van Beeck, Edward ^d   Ricciardi, Gualtiero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Hospital Nuovo Pellegrini   (Italy)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accidents; Epidemiology; Italy; Two wheeled motor vehicle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0036084010     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/12.2.99     Document Type: Article

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