The impact of safety belt use on liver injuries in motor vehicle crashes: The importance of motor vehicle safety systems

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 300-306

  Holbrook, Troy Lisa ^a,g   Hoyt, David B ^a   Eastman, A Brent ^b   Sise, Michael J ^c   Kennedy, Frank ^d   Velky, Tom ^e   Conroy, Carol ^a   Pacyna, Sharon ^f   Erwin, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS HEALTH   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Palomar Medical Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^g UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CIREN; Liver injury; Motor vehicle crash; Safety belts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESEARCH; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAT BELTS; SPLEEN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34547889602     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318074de05     Document Type: Article

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