Application of electronic surveillance and global information system mapping to track the epidemiology of pediatric pedestrian injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Weiner, Evan J ^a,b   Tepas III, Joseph J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Epidemiology; GIS mapping; Injury; Pedestrian; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDESTRIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 68049118315     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181937bc8     Document Type: Article

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