Biomechanics of road traffic collision injuries: A clinician's perspective

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 693-700

  Eid, H O ^a   Abu Zidan, Fikri M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Injury; Motor vehicle collisions; Pedestrian injuries; Road traffic collision; Trauma; Trauma biomechanics

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; DRIVER; HUMAN; INJURY; NECK INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDESTRIAN; REVIEW; SEATBELT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHIPLASH INJURY; X RAY; ANIMAL; CAR DRIVING; MOTOR VEHICLE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ANIMALS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34547441307     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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