Is body mass index a risk factor for motor vehicle driver injury? A cohort study with prospective and retrospective outcomes

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 147-149

  Whitlock, Gary ^a   Norton, Robyn ^b   Clark, Taane ^c   Jackson, Rodney ^d   MacMahon, Stephen ^b  

^a University of Auckland Clinical Trials Research Unit   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cohort studies; Injury; Obesity; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEATH; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037320439     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg022     Document Type: Article

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