Bicycle-related hospitalizations at a Taiwanese level I Trauma Center

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Liu, Hang Tsung ^a   Rau, Cheng Shyuan ^a   Liang, Chi Cheng ^a   Wu, Shao Chun ^a   Hsu, Shiun Yuan ^a   Hsieh, Hsiao Yun ^a   Hsieh, Ching Hua ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bicyclist; Head injury; Helmet; Injury severity score; Mortality; Motorcyclist; Trauma registry system

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CYCLING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURIES; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TAIWAN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BICYCLING; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938751092     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2075-9     Document Type: Article

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