The current status of road user injuries among the elderly in Germany: A medical and technical accident analysis

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 591-595

  Richter, Martinus ^a   Pape, Hans Christoph ^a   Otte, Dietmar ^a   Krettek, Christian ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elderly road user; Injury severity; Passive car safety; Vehicular trauma

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MOTORCYCLE; PEDESTRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE UP; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 14944346826     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200503000-00024     Document Type: Article

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