Dynamics of road-traffic fatalities in Chandigarh - 'A surprise'.

Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-30

  Sharma, B R ^a   Harish, Dasari ^a   Sharma, Vivek ^a   Vij, Krishan ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Accident rate; Changing trends; Female prepoderance; Road traffic fatalities; Unnatural deaths

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CAR; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PEDESTRIAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VICTIM;

EID: 0038416733     PISSN: 09711929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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