Vital signs: Motor vehicle injury prevention — United States and 19 comparison countries

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 65, Issue 26, 2016, Pages 672-677

  Sauber Schatz, Erin K ^a,b   Ederer, David J ^a   Dellinger, Ann M ^a   Baldwin, Grant T ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CAR DRIVING; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; SEATBELT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HUMANS; SEAT BELTS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84978634408     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6526e1     Document Type: Article

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