MEDICAL ASPECTS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS: PROCEEDINGS OF THE MONTREAL CONFERENCE, 1955

THE OBJECT WAS TO DEFINE THE MEDICAL PROBLEM; TO ASCERTAIN THE AMOUNT OF RELEVANT DATA NOW EXISTING, TO INDICATE GENERAL AREAS FOR PROFITABLE MEDICAL RESEARCH BEARING ON THE PROBLEMS AND TO INDICATE WHERE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION LIES. SOME OF THE ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM DEALT WITH BY THE SPEAKERS ARE - THE PRE-SCHOOL CHILD AND MOTOR ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN INDUSTRY, AUTOCRASH INJURY RESEARCH, ALCOHOL, EPILEPSY, IMPERFECT VISION, AND MANY OTHER PHYSICAL DEFECTS AS WELL AS PSYCHIATRIC ABNORMALITIES. PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOLLOW MOST OF THE PAPERS. /CGRA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Xx+ 519 Pp, 74 FIG, 61 TAB, 2 PHOT, 754 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Traffic Accident Fdn, Med Res /Can

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• Authors:
  • Elliot, H
• Publication Date: 1955-3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Alcohols; Diseases and medical conditions; Epilepsy; Industries; Injuries; Medical services; Medicine; Mental disorders; Physical condition; Research; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data; Responsibilities
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors; Psychiatric abnormalities
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219850
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Roads & Transportation Assoc /Canada
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 8 1971 12:00AM