Evaluation of farm tractor-related fatalities

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-68

  Dogan, Kamil H ^a   Demirci, Serafettin ^a   Sunam, Guven S ^a   Deniz, Idris ^a   Gunaydin, Gursel ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Accident; Death; Farm; Forensic medicine; Tractor

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TURKEY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649205654     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181c21bf0     Document Type: Article

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