Speeding and maxillofacial injuries: Impact of the introduction of penalty points for speeding offences

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-19

  Hussain, Omar T ^a   Nayyar, M S ^a   Brady, F A ^a,b   Beirne, J C ^a,b   Stassen, L F A ^a,c  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abbreviated Injury Scale; Injury Severity Scale; Maxillofacial injuries; Maximum Abbreviated Injury Severity Scale; Road traffic accidents; Speed

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; PUNISHMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES;

EID: 30544451327     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.07.015     Document Type: Article

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