A review of fatal road traffic accidents in Singapore from 2000 to 2004

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 594-599

  Zeng, Hao Wong ^a   Chee, Keong Chong ^a   Bee, Choo Tai ^b   Lau, Gilbert ^c  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c HEALTH SCIENCES AUTHORITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Fatality; Motorcyclists; Pedestrians; Risk; Road traffic accident(s)

Indexed keywords

FATALITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGAPORE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049138025     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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