Pediatric and Youth Traffic-Collision Injuries in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates: A Prospective Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Grivna, Michal ^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

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLIST; PEDESTRIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVISED TRAUMA SCORE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEATBELT; SPINE INJURY; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879818647     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068636     Document Type: Article

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