A population-based study of all-terrain vehicle-related head and spinal injuries

Neurosurgery

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 993-997

  Finn, Michael A ^a   MacDonald, Joel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

All terrain vehicle; Neurological injury; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLLISIONALLY ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION; DEATH; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL INJURIES; UTAH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958005274     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e3181f209db     Document Type: Article

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