Motor vehicle and fall related deaths among older Americans 1990-98: Sex, race, and ethnic disparities

Injury Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 272-275

  Stevens, Judy A ^a   Dellinger, A M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2142644875     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.8.4.272     Document Type: Article

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