Incidence and risk factors of severe traumatic brain injury resulting from road accidents: A population-based study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 225-233

  Javouhey, Etienne ^a   Guérin, Anne Céline ^a   Chiron, Mireille ^a  

^a University Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Logistic regression; Risk factors; Road traffic accident; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BRAIN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

LOGISTIC REGRESSION; RISK FACTORS; ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BICYCLING; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 31044434085     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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