Two wheeler accidents on Indian roads - a study from Mangalore, India

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 130-133

  Jain, Animesh ^a   Menezes, Ritesh G ^a   Kanchan, Tanuj ^a   Gagan, S ^a   Jain, Rashmi ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b YENEPOYA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Motorized two wheelers (MTWs); Road traffic injuries; Traffic accident, India, Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60449098307     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.08.019     Document Type: Article

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