The impact of driver distraction on road safety: Results from a representative survey in two Australian states

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 242-247

  McEvoy, S P ^a,b,c   Stevenson, M R ^b   Woodward, M ^b  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ATTENTION; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33747803139     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.012336     Document Type: Review

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