Are roadside pedestrian injury patterns predictable in a densely populated, urban setting?

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 323-326

  Martin, Niels D ^a   Grabo, Daniel J ^a   Tang, Lili ^a   Sullivan, Jacqueline ^a   Kaulback, Kris R ^a   Weinstein, Michael S ^a   Lindenbaum, Gary A ^a   Cohen, Murray J ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

pedestrian injuries; roadside injuries; trauma in the elderly; trauma prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN AREA; AGE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77956945289     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.03.073     Document Type: Article

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