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Review
. 1991 Mar;84(3):163-4.
doi: 10.1177/014107689108400316.

Accident proneness and illness proneness: a review

H O Engel
Review

Accident proneness and illness proneness: a review

H O Engel. J R Soc Med. 1991 Mar.

Abstract

Accident proneness may be an episodic or a lifelong disability. It is suggested that many of the chronically accident prone individuals are the same as those prone to recurrent organic illnesses, that is they suffer from a congenital 'diathesis'.

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  • Accident proneness.
    Green J. Green J. J R Soc Med. 1991 Aug;84(8):510. doi: 10.1177/014107689108400828. J R Soc Med. 1991. PMID: 1886130 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Accident proneness and illness proneness.
    Hindmarch I. Hindmarch I. J R Soc Med. 1991 Sep;84(9):570. doi: 10.1177/014107689108400930. J R Soc Med. 1991. PMID: 1941866 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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