Motor vehicle restraint system use and risk of spine injury

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 256-263

  Reed, Mark A ^a   Naftel, Robert P ^a   Carter, Susanna ^a   MacLennan, Paul A ^a,b   McGwin, Gerald ^a,c   Rue, Loring W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Air Bag; Motor Vehicle Collision; Restraint System; Risk Factors; Seatbelt; Spine Injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INJURY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AIR BAGS; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEAT BELTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749032121     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580600660641     Document Type: Article

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