Pattern of motorcyclist's mortality in Mazandran Province, Northern Iran

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-84

  Janmohammadi, Nasser ^a   Pourhossein, M ^b   Hashemi, S R ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Legal Medical Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Mortality; Motorcyclist; Pattern

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 67649415149     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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