Trends in safe driving behaviors and in relation to trends in health maintenance behaviors in the USA: 1985-1995

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 497-503

  Shinar, David ^a   Schechtman, Edna ^a   Compton, Richard ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking and driving; Health behaviors; Safety belts; Speeding; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; SEAT BELTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033190613     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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