Maxillofacial and ocular injuries in motor vehicle crashes

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 149-155

  Brookes, Christopher Noel ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airbags; CIREN; Maxillofacial injuries; Motor vehicle crashes; Ocular injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRIVER; EYE INJURY; FACE INJURY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SEATBELT; SHORT STATURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AIR BAGS; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 2342604491     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588404323043247     Document Type: Article

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