Using head-on collisions to compare risk of driver death by frontal air bag generation: A matched-pair cohort study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 546-552

  Braver, Elisa R ^a,b,c   Kufera, Joseph A ^a   Alexander, Melvin T ^a   Scerbo, Marge ^a   Volpini, Karen ^a   Lloyd, Joseph P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c National Study Center for Trauma and EMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents, traffic; Air bags; Automobiles; Government regulation; Seat belts

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLLISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH RISK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRIVER; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AIR BAGS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MANIKINS; ODDS RATIO; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40049087846     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm336     Document Type: Article

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