Pattern of road traffic accidents in North-East Delhi

Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-32

  Biswas, Gautam ^a   Verma, S K ^b   Sharma, Jag Jiv ^a   Aggarwal, N K ^b  

^a DMC and Hospital   (India)

^b UCMS AND GTB HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRIVING ABILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX; THORAX INJURY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VICTIM;

EID: 0037866460     PISSN: 09711929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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