Effect of population density on mortality after motor vehicle collisions

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 965-971

  Clark, David E ^a,b  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Motor vehicle; NASS; Rural; Safety belt

Indexed keywords

GROUND VEHICLES; POPULATION STATISTICS; SPEED CONTROL; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041328598     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(02)00104-5     Document Type: Article

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