Aggressive traffic enforcement: A simple and effective injury prevention program

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 972-976

  Davis, James W ^a   Bennink, Lynn D ^a   Pepper, David R ^a   Parks, Steven N ^a   Lemaster, Deborah M ^a   Townsend, Ricard N ^a  

^a University Medical Center Fresno   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FATALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; NOTE;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CALIFORNIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; POLICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRAUMA CENTERS; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33646893460     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000204031.06692.0f     Document Type: Article

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