Escalator-related injuries among older adults in the United States, 1991-2005

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 527-533

  O'Neil, Joseph ^a   Steele, Gregory K ^a   Huisingh, Carrie ^b   Smith, Gary A ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Escalators; NEISS; Older adults; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

NATIONAL ELECTRONIC INJURY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; OLDER ADULTS;

ESCALATORS;

ACCIDENT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BUILDING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS; AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 40149090312     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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