Injuries associated with motorcycle accidents

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 106-111

  Alicioglu, Banu ^a,b   Yalniz, Erol ^a   Eskin, Deniz ^a   Yilmaz, Baris ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Orthopedics and Traumatology Department ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Accidents, traffic; Motorcycles; Risk factors; Socioeconomic factors; Wounds and injuries epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58749090382     PISSN: 1017995X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3944/AOTT.2008.42.2.106     Document Type: Article

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