All-terrain vehicle accidents at a level ii trauma center in indiana: An 8-year retrospective review

International Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-87

  Vegeler, Reid C ^a   Young, William F ^b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology   (United States)

^c Fort Wayne Neurological Center   (United States)

Author keywords

All terrain vehicle; Indiana; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INDIANA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 75149143931     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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