Antilock brakes and the risk of driver injury in a crash: A case-control study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 995-1000

  Cummings, Peter ^a   Grossman, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antilock brakes; Case control study; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

BRAKES; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; RISK ANALYSIS; STEERING;

ANTILOCK BRAKES; CASE-CONTROL STUDY;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILES; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34548487256     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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