Leveraging existing databases to study vehicle crashes in a combat occupational cohort: Epidemiologic methods

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 118-127

  Hooper, Tomoko I ^a   DeBakey, Samar F ^b   Lincoln, Andrew ^a,c   Kang, Man K ^a,c   Cowan, David N ^a,d   Gackstetter, Gary D ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b Health Research and Analysis LLC   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d EPICON Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic methods; Gulf War; Military; Motor vehicle crash; Nested case control study; Occupational injury; Persian Gulf War; Traffic accidents; Veteran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SOLDIER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GULF WAR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOTOR VEHICLES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 23644444903     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20190     Document Type: Conference Paper

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