United States pedestrian fatality rates by vehicle type

Injury Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 232-236

  Paulozzi, L J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; MOTORCYCLE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; MOTORCYCLES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 23844448994     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2005.008284     Document Type: Article

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