A Population-Based Cohort Study of Longer-Term Changes in Health of Car Drivers Involved in Serious Crashes

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 729-736

  Ameratunga, Shanthi N ^a   Norton, Robyn N ^b   Connor, Jennie L ^a   Robinson, Elizabeth ^a   Civil, Ian ^c   Coverdale, John ^d   Bennett, Derrick ^e   Jackson, Rod T ^a  

^a Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences School of Population Health   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT FORM 36; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33750965718     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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