Risk of injury associated with the use of seat belts and air bags in motor vehicle crashes

Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 290-296

  Cummins, Justin S ^a   Koval, Kenneth J ^a   Cantu, Robert V ^a   Spratt, Kevin F ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; SAFETY; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AIR BAGS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; ODDS RATIO; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEAT BELTS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149247903     PISSN: 19369719     EISSN: 19369727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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