The association of light trucks and vans with paediatric pedestrian deaths

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-99

  DiMaggio, Charles ^a   Durkin, Maureen ^b   Richardson, Lynne D ^c  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Paediatric; Pedestrian; Vehicle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAR; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34248226737     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300500310038     Document Type: Article

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