Changes in traffic crash mortality rates attributed to use of alcohol, or lack of a seat belt, air bag, motorcycle helmet, or bicycle helmet, United States, 1982-2001

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 148-154

  Cummings, P ^a,b   Rivara, F P ^b   Olson, C M ^b   Smith, K M ^b  

^a University of Washington ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BLOOD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BICYCLING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745863896     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2005.010975     Document Type: Article

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