A longitudinal study of lifestyle factors as predictors of injuries and crashes among young adults

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Begg, Dorothy J ^a   Langley, John D ^a   Williams, Sheila M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Crashes; Injuries; Lifestyle; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 0032618220     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-4575(98)00039-6     Document Type: Article

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