Car safety and social differences in traffic injuries among young adult drivers: A study of two-car injury-generating crashes in Sweden

Safety Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Laflamme, L ^a   Vaez, M ^a   Hasselberg, M ^a   Kullgren, A ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Stockholm and Folksam Research   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Car safety; Class of destination; Class of origin; Gender differences; Health differentials; Road traffic injuries

Indexed keywords

CAR-SAFETY LEVELS; ROAD SAFETY; ROAD-TRAFFIC CRASHES; TRAFFIC INJURIES;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES; RISKS; ROADS AND STREETS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; EDUCATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 11844285630     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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