Type a behavior pattern, risky driving behaviors, and serious road traffic accidents: A prospective study of the GAZEL cohort

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 161, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 864-870

  Nabi, Hermann ^a,b,e   Consoli, Silla M ^c   Chastang, Jean François ^a,b   Chiron, Mireille ^d   Lafont, Sylviane ^d   Lagarde, Emmanuel ^a,b  

^a Inst Natl S Rech Med   (France)

^b Inst Federatif de Rech 69   (France)

^c HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^d University Lyon   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Accidents, traffic; Automobile driving; Cox regression; Prospective studies; Risk taking; Type A personality

Indexed keywords

TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TYPE A PERSONALITY;

EID: 17744361861     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi110     Document Type: Article

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