Impact of safety belt use on road accident injury and injury type in Kuwait

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 237-241

  Koushki, Parviz A ^a   Bustan, Mahmood A ^a   Kartam, Nabil ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Accident injury; Injury type; Kuwait; Safety belt use

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; HOSPITALS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

LIMB INJURIES;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; SEATBELT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEAT BELTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 1842866681     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(01)00109-9     Document Type: Article

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