Health burden of road traffic accidents, an analysis of clinical data on disability and mortality exposure rates in Flanders and Brussels

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 659-666

  Dhondt, Stijn ^a   MacHaris, Cathy ^a   Terryn, Nathalie ^b   Van Malderen, Fredriek ^a   Putman, Koen ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Federal Public Service of Health   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Burden of injury; Disability Adjusted Life Years; Hospital discharge data; Passenger travelled kilometres; Road traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

BURDEN OF INJURY; DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; PASSENGER TRAVELLED KILOMETRES; ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS;

HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOTORCYCLES;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGED; BELGIUM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84870292699     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.06.019     Document Type: Article

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