A longitudinal study of risk factors for motorcycle crashes among junior college students in Taiwan

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 243-252

  Lin, Mau Roung ^a   Chang, Shu Hui ^b   Pai, Lu ^c   Keyl, Penelope M ^d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d J Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Motorcycle crashes; Motorcycle injuries; Risk factors; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CRASHWORTHINESS; RISKS; STUDENTS;

MOTORCYCLE CRASHES;

MOTORCYCLES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TAIWAN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; STUDENTS; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0037334015     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(02)00002-7     Document Type: Article

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