Socioeconomic differences and motorcycle injuries: Age at risk and injury severity among young drivers. A Swedish nationwide cohort study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1183-1189

  Zambon, Francesco ^a   Hasselberg, Marie ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Injury severity; Motorcycle injuries; Socioeconomic differences; Young drivers

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; DATA REDUCTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MOTORCYCLES; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

INJURY SEVERITY; MOTORCYCLE INJURIES; SOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCES;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33749042343     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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