Determinants of traffic injuries in drivers and motorcyclists involved in an accident

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-23

  Majdzadeh, Reza ^a   Khalagi, Kazem ^a   Naraghi, Kamran ^a   Motevalian, Abbas ^a   Eshraghian, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Case control study; Injury; Iran; Risk factor; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; MOTORCYCLES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY FACTOR;

CASE CONTROL STUDY; RISK FACTORS;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 38149026993     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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