Unintentional injury outcomes secondary to pedestrian traffic crashes: A descriptive analysis from a major medical center

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 443-446

  Ifesanya, Adeleke O ^a,b   Afuwape, Dolapo ^a,b   Okoje, Victoria N ^a,b   Agunloye, Atinuke ^a,b   Odole, Olusola ^a,b   Okolo, Clement A ^a,b   Alonge, Temitope O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

injury; mortality; motorcycle; Nigeria; pedestrian; road crash

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952111633     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00007299     Document Type: Article

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