Case-control study of risk factors for fatal and non-fatal injury in crashes of rotary-wing aircraft

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-298

  O'Hare, D ^a   Chalmers, D ^a   Scuffham, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air crash; Hospitalization; Injury; Risk factors; Rotary wing

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FIRES; RISKS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR CRASH; HOSPITALIZATION; INJURY; RISK FACTORS; ROTARY-WING;

TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT;

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CORONER; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; AIRCRAFT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33747340771     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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