Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 1-6 , January 2008

Review of traffic accident cases presenting to an adult emergency service in Turkey

  • Gulbin Aygencel, MD (Associated Professor, Emergency Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Besevler, 06510 Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Mehmet Karamercan, MD (Specialist, Emergency Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Besevler, 06510 Ankara, Turkey
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  • Mehmet Ergin, MD (Specialist, Emergency Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Besevler, 06510 Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Gokhan Telatar, MD (Specialist, Public Health)

      Affiliations

    • Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Ankara, Turkey

Received 7 March 2007 ,Revised 20 May 2007 ,Accepted 23 May 2007.

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PII: S1752-928X(07)00086-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.05.005

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 1-6 , January 2008

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