Evaluating the crash and citation rates of Utah drivers licensed with medical conditions, 1992-1996

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 237-246

  Vernon, Donald D ^a   Diller, Edma M ^b   Cook, Lawrence J ^a   Reading, James C ^a   Suruda, Anthony J ^a   Dean, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Floyd Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Citation; Crash; Driver license; Medical conditions; Older driver

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; METABOLIC DISEASES; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; UTAH;

EID: 0036489129     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(01)00019-7     Document Type: Article

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