Injuries among powered two-wheeler users in eight European countries: A descriptive analysis of hospital discharge data

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 229-236

  Forman, Jason L ^a   Lopez Valdes, Francisco J ^a,c   Pollack, Keshia ^b   Heredero Ordoyo, Rafael ^a   Molinero, Aquilino ^d   Mansilla, Alberto ^e   Fildes, Brian ^f   Segui Gomez, Maria ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c University of Virginia   (United States)

^d FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSPORT AND ENERGY   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Epidemiology; Hospital discharge; Injury; Motorcycles; Two wheelers

Indexed keywords

DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES; FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY; FUNCTIONAL DISABILITIES; HEAD INJURIES; HEAD PROTECTION; HELMET USE; HIGH RATE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INJURY; INJURY MECHANISMS; LOWER EXTREMITY INJURIES; THORACIC INJURY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; TWO-WHEELERS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

BICYCLES; BIOMECHANICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITALS; MOTORCYCLES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LEG INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ARM INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867054511     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.02.020     Document Type: Article

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