Young adults and riding position: Factors that affect mortality among inpatient adult motorcycle casualties: A major trauma center experience

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 870-873

  Leong, Quor Meng ^a   Tsung Shyen, Karen Go ^a   Appasamy, Vijayan ^a   Chiu, Ming Terk ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; TRAUMA CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62549161687     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9915-z     Document Type: Article

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