Bicycling injuries and mortality in Victoria, 2001-2006

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 353-356

  Sikic, Mirjana ^a   Mikocka Walus, Antonina A ^b   Gabbe, Belinda J ^b   McDermott, Francis T ^b   Cameron, Peter A ^a,b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CYCLING; DATA EXTRACTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NECK INJURY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 65249171356     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02446.x     Document Type: Article

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