Factors affecting anatomical region of injury, severity, and mortality for road trauma in a high-income developing country: Lessons for prevention

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 703-707

  Eid, Hani O ^a   Barss, Peter ^a   Adam, Shehabeldin H ^a   Torab, Fawaz Chikh ^a,b   Lunsjo, Karl ^a,b   Grivna, Michal ^a   Abu Zidan, Fikri M ^a,b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b AL AIN HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hospitalisation; Injury prevention; Mortality; Severity; Traffic safety; Trauma registry

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DEATH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GENDER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCOME; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAW; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PEDESTRIAN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE INJURY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; REGISTRIES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349199727     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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