Whiplash risk estimation based on linked hospital-police road crash data from France and Spain

Injury Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 185-190

  Martin, J L ^a   Perez K ^b,c   Mari Dell'Olmo M ^d   Chiron, M ^a  

^a University Lyon   (France)

^b AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d Research Institute University Primary Care IDIAP Jordi Gol   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLICE; SPAIN; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; SPAIN; WHIPLASH INJURIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 45249112161     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2007.016600     Document Type: Article

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