Characterization of fatal occupational versus nonoccupational motor vehicle collisions in Kentucky (1998-2000)

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 270-275

  Bunn, Terry L ^a,b   Struttmann, Tim W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Driver Distraction; Driver Fatigue; Human Factors; Motor Vehicle Collisions; Occupational Fatalities; Semi Trucks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DRIVER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAND USE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0141761481     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580309875     Document Type: Article

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