Influence of obesity on mortality of drivers in severe motor vehicle crashes

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 191-195

  Jehle, Dietrich ^a   Gemme, Seth ^a   Jehle, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVER; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81755177574     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.10.017     Document Type: Article

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