Use of ecological study designs for injury prevention

Injury Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-4

  Stevenson, M ^a,b   McClure, R ^c  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ECOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; LAW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VELOCITY;

DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; RESEARCH DESIGN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 13844269065     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2003.003384     Document Type: Short Survey

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