Comparison between two quasi-induced exposure methods for studying risk factors for road crashes

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 188-195

  Lardelli Claret, Pablo ^a,c   Jiménez Moleón, José Juan ^b   Luna del Castillo, Juan De Dios ^b   García Martín, Miguel ^b   Moreno Abril, Obdulia ^a   Bueno Cavanillas, Aurora ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c Facultad de Farmacia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accidents, traffic; Automobile driving; Epidemiologic methods; Risk factors; Vehicles

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCIDENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CRUSH TRAUMA; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; DRIVING ABILITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOMNOLENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 30344483943     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj015     Document Type: Article

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