Land motor vehicle-related drownings in Sweden

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 539-543

  Stjernbrandt, Albin ^a   Öström, Mats ^a   Eriksson, Anders ^a   Björnstig, Ulf ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Alcohol; Drowning; Immersion; Injuries; Motor vehicles

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DROWNING; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349184215     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580802339150     Document Type: Article

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