Speed and spinal injuries

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 908-912

  Healy, D G ^a   Connolly, P ^a   Stephens, M M ^a   O'Byrne, J M ^a   McManus, F ^a   McCormack, D ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Accidents; Injuries; Ireland; Measures; Motor; Prevention; Preventive; Spinal; Traffic; Vehicles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VELOCITY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4043161954     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2003.12.007     Document Type: Article

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