Major injury associated with all-terrain vehicle use in Nova Scotia: A 5-year review

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 263-267

  Sibley, Aaron K ^a   Tallon, John M ^a,b,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Air Medical Transport Nova Scotia   (Canada)

Author keywords

All terrain vehicle; Epidemiology; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242781101     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500007491     Document Type: Review

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