The social patterning of injury repetitions among young car drivers in Sweden

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 163-168

  Hasselberg, Marie ^a   Laflamme, Lucie ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender; Injury repeaters; Road traffic injuries; Socioeconomic differences; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; PERSONNEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

GENDER; INJURY REPEATERS; ROAD-TRAFFIC INJURIES; SOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCES; SOCIOECONOMIC POSITION;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 10444233472     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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