Effects of vehicle size on pedestrian injury pattern and severity: Prospective study

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 136-140

  Aleassa, Essa M ^a   Eid, Hani O ^a   Abu Zidan, Fikri M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871782864     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1797-4     Document Type: Article

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