Do road traffic accidents increase during the fasting month of Ramadan

Neurosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-23

  Khammash, Muhammad R ^a   Al Shouha, Tamer F ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSLEM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 33750227425     PISSN: 13196138     EISSN: 13196138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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