Headphone use and pedestrian injury and death in the United States: 2004e2011

Injury Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 287-290

  Lichenstein Dr , Richard ^a   Smith, Daniel Clarence ^b   Ambrose, Jordan Lynne ^b   Moody, Laurel Anne ^c  

^a University of Maryland Hospital for Children   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Office of Oral Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MP3 PLAYER; MUSIC; NOISE; NOISE INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MP3-PLAYER; MUSIC; NOISE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867098789     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040161     Document Type: Article

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