Occupant- and crash-related factors associated with the risk of whiplash injury

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 66-72

  Berglund, Anita ^a   Alfredsson, Lars ^a   Jensen, Irene ^c   Bodin, Lennart ^b   Nygren, Åke ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Box 12718 ^*

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Risk factors; Traffic accidents; Whiplash injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEAT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 0037242982     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(02)00252-1     Document Type: Article

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