Traffic-related fatalities among older drivers and passengers: Past and future trends

Gerontologist

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 751-756

  Bédard, Michel ^a,b   Stones, Michael J ^b   Guyatt, Gordon H ^c   Hirdes, John P ^d  

^a Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crashes; Fatalities; Older adults; Projections; Trends

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035209475     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/41.6.751     Document Type: Article

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