Risk factors for pelvic fractures in lateral impact motor vehicle crashes

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 387-391

  Schiff, Melissa A ^a,b   Tencer, Allan F ^a,c   Mack, Christopher D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lateral impact; Motor vehicle crash; Pelvic fracture; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FRACTURE; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

LATERAL IMPACT; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH; PELVIC FRACTURES; RISK FACTORS;

CRASHWORTHINESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC GIRDLE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC BONES; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 38149010413     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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