Pedestrian injuries in eight European countries: An analysis of hospital discharge data

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1164-1171

  Arregui Dalmases, Carlos ^a   Lopez Valdes, Francisco J ^a,b   Segui Gomez, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury pattern; Motor vehicle crash; Pedestrian

Indexed keywords

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; EUROPEAN UNION; FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY; HEAD INJURIES; HEAD INJURY CRITERION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INJURY CAUSATION; INJURY PATTERN; INJURY PREVENTION; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERNAL INJURY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MATRIX; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES; PEDESTRIAN INJURIES; ROAD TRAFFIC; ROAD USERS; THORACIC INJURY;

BLOOD VESSELS; HOSPITALS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; VEHICLES;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955335518     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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