Risk factors for urban road traffic injuries in Hangzhou, China

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 507-513

  Zhao, Xiao Gang ^a   He, Xiao Di ^a   Wu, Jun Song ^a   Zhao, Guang Feng ^a   Ma, Yue Feng ^a   Zhang, Mao ^a   Gan, Jian Xin ^a   Xu, Shao Wen ^a   Jiang, Guan Yu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Injury severity; Linked hospital and traffic police data; Risk factors; Road traffic injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; URBAN AREA; WEATHER;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 62749169869     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-009-0827-7     Document Type: Article

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