Older adult pedestrian injuries in the United States: Causes and contributing circumstances

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-73

  Naumann, Rebecca B ^a   Dellinger, Ann M ^a   Haileyesus, Tadesse ^a   Ryan, George W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Motor vehicle; Older adults; Pedestrian

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79952727744     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2010.517321     Document Type: Article

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