Year-round daylight saving and serious or fatal road traffic injuries in children in the north-east of England

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 316-317

  Adams, Jean ^a   White, Martin ^a   Heywood, Peter ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Daylight saving; Road traffic accidents; Road traffic injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DATA ANALYSIS; FATALITY; HUMAN; PEDESTRIAN; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUNLIGHT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ENGLAND; HUMANS;

EID: 28644432163     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdi047     Document Type: Article

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