The contribution of passengers versus mobile phone use to motor vehicle crashes resulting in hospital attendance by the driver

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1170-1176

  McEvoy, Suzanne P ^a   Stevenson, Mark R ^a   Woodward, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driver distraction; Human factor; Mobile (cell) phone; Motor vehicle; Passenger; Traffic crash

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; HOSPITALS; RISK ANALYSIS; VEHICLES;

DRIVER DISTRACTION; HUMAN FACTORS; PASSENGERS; TRAFFIC CRASHES;

MOBILE PHONES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELLULAR PHONE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34848834806     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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